Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle. ~ Bill Bradley former American senator

Your road to success is not a hundred-meter dash, but an endless marathon littered with pitfalls, traps, mistakes, tragedies, and distractions.

Failure is practically guaranteed at some point along the way and yet, there are people who encounter seemingly insurmountable hardships and come out the other end stronger, wiser, and more determined than ever.

littered = cluttered; mess up

pitfalls = danger; risks

insurmountable = too great to be overcome.

It ain’t about how hard you hit.

ain't (informal) = am not; are not; is not.