So when you see Doomguy, in that little portrait in the bottom centre of DOOM's display, gritting his teeth when he gets shot or pouring blood from his nose, it humanises him.
"In the face of chaos and tragedy," he said, the volunteers displayed grit, compassion, civic duty and courage.
But he displayed grit here, dropping the first set in each of his three matches before coming back to win.
You didn't necessarily see Eli and think 'tough.' " But, Simms continued, as the Giants weaved through this inconsistent season of failure and well-timed flourishing, Manning displayed grit that most Giants fans had not necessarily seen before.
Two goals down, Brentford's busy Bees battled back to earn a thoroughly merited fifth-round replay at Griffin Park a week on Tuesday, with a resilient display of grit and no little ability.
When the latter signed up for a trip to the sun-drenched Cape, they probably did not envisage watching two games in 10 days clad in oilskins and waders but they were rewarded with a last quarter display of grit and purpose, not least from Vickery.
But his display of grit and determination may have pushed him ahead of Root with just one warm-up game - a four-dayer against Haryana starting on Thursday - before the Tests.
*Psychically unable to accept defeat -- after first believing she was the anointed candidate, and then, after losing her superstar status, clawing her way back into contention in an extraordinary display of grit.
He redeemed himself with a 10-round decision over Robert Frankel in January, displaying the grit and the left-handed resilience that have distinguished him since his amateur days.
