The definition of grit is courage and resolve or strength of character. It can also mean an indomitable and irrepressible spirit that doesn’t back down in the face of failure or obstacles. Grit helped ...

For many people, grit – the perseverance and passion for long-term goals – is a virtue. It is also a key ingredient in ...

2014 was a better team but this year made a better story. Also, I'm content with losing because the better team won, rather than having blown a big fourth-quarter lead. I'm hoping for a better ending ...

To measure the grit of a football player requires at least two steps. First, you need to find the standard for what “grit” is made of. Then you can place a numerical value on what is basically an ...

Abby Ebert spotted it long before many others. Ebert saw the drive, the ingrained competitive nature that Ava Wallerich had from a young age. “She’s super competitive,” Ebert said, “and she inspires ...

One definition of grit is “courage and resolve,” which is pretty much what it takes to build a restaurant menu around ground corn in 15 different flavors. Grits aren’t the only thing to eat at Grace & ...

In the same way that actual grit accumulates in the cracks and crevices of the landscape, our cultural insistence on possessing grit has gradually come to the forefront of child-rearing and education ...

Texas doesn't have any more time to linger around and ask what went wrong in Saturday's 30-15 defeat to the Georgia Bulldogs. The Longhorns have another ranked matchup on the schedule this Saturday, ...

COLCHESTER ― Despite holding a two-goal lead last month vs. Middlebury, the Colchester High School field hockey team was stuck in a third-quarter malaise, a troubling trend during the early weeks of ...

This piece originally appeared on The Conversation. This piece originally appeared on The Conversation. In the same way that actual grit accumulates in the cracks and crevices of the landscape, our ...

Why do some people accomplish more than others of equal intelligence? Dr. Angela Duckworth asked the question and provided a singular answer: grit. Her TED talk on grit has been viewed over 10 million ...