tenacity

And, in keeping with the region's tenacity, his own career has also been a study in upsetting the odds - he admits to never truly expecting to be playing in the Champions League.

"There's a lot of people who don't get here – but I have tenacity. I have resilience, which I'm very grateful for, because no matter how many times I've fallen down, I've bounced up again."

She said in a text message she’d bring “that same tenacity, grit and courage” to Sacramento.

“She is very resourceful,” Dockery agrees of Mary’s tenacity and ability to imagine a new future for Downton, particularly new ways of funding the estate.

Said Bledsoe: “He’s got real tenacity to get to the quarterback and a quick first step.”