Noun
fighting spirit (countable and uncountable, plural fighting spirits)
(idiomatic) One's willpower or ability to continue partaking in difficult activities or to continue fighting against insurmountable odds.
Governor Scott Walker didn't know who he was messing with when he picked a fight with the hard-working union folks of Wisconsin. He must have forgotten that Wisconsin is the Badger State. And badgers are scrappy little creatures. We may look cute, warm and fuzzy, but we have a fighting spirit. Gwen Moore
The gallantry and aggressive fighting spirit of the Russian soldiers command the American army's admiration. George C. Marshall
German sport has only one task: to strengthen the character of the German people, imbuing it with the fighting spirit and steadfast camaraderie necessary in the struggle for its existence. Joseph Goebbels
There are still personalities that you bond with or a fighting spirit that you connect with, but as a host you have to stay impartial and root for all of them. Brooke Burns
Yela represents hunger, life, light, fire, power. Wolf speaks to my fighting spirit. The soul I put in my music. Yelawolf