"It's a tough grind," Lemieux said of the tournament.

"Biggs was bigger than Holyfield, but he couldn't stand the tough grind," Duva said.

I saw I was in for a long tough grind.

It's a tough grind, but I'm used to it now, and that's sad.

"We found it difficult to understand why women would want to put themselves through such a tough grind," Mrs. Miller said.

It's a tough uphill grind for a fellow after he's been in stir.

It's been a tough grind," he said, "and a couple of times I asked myself why I was putting myself through this torture.

Six rounds of golf," Holder said, "it's a tough, lonely grind.

"That was a tough grind," he said.

"Last year it was a grueling, tough grind," Daneyko said.