The paper mainly shows people the tough guy's spirit by analyzing words and deeds of the old man in The Old Man and the Sea.Starting from some qualities of the old man,such as enduring loneliness,optimism,spirit of hard struggle,being full of confidence and hope and so on,the paper makes people know the tough guy image which is successfully created by Hemingway in the novel The Old Man and the Sea more profound and comprehensive through some examples and an illustrative analysis.This article attempts to analysis the old man's tough guy image,and advocates that we also need it in our modern time.