Elliott Yamin Quotes

I'm in a great place because I've gone full circle.

If I have any basic motivation, it's to inspire people to make their life a masterpiece.

High self-esteem isn't a luxury. It's a necessity for anyone who has important goals to achieve.

Success is about having, excellence is about being. Success is about having money and fame, but excellence is being the best you can be.

The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.

The true success is the person who invented himself.

I feel as if I've been able to do so many things I never expected to do.

Success did change me. You don't want it to, but it does.

It's so rewarding the journey that I've been on.

I love to learn, and Victoria's Secret has given me more opportunities than I ever thought possible. I like doing things that scare me - I've learned never to doubt myself.

If my life has had a theme, I suppose it has been a typical American theme in that, for most of it, I have been looking for happiness and success.

I've always known I would be a success, but I was surprised at the way it came.

Like it or not, life is a series of competitions. You may be competing for a grade, a spot on a team, a job, or the largest account in town. The higher your self-esteem is, the better you get along with yourself, with others, and the more you'll accomplish.

You know, 10 years ago I never thought I'd be in this position. It's a dream and I don't even know if I dreamed this big.

America loves to watch people growing and getting better.

I think if I'd quit years ago, I'd never have known what I was capable of doing.

I didn't really know what I was going to do with my life. I've taken every opportunity, pushed myself in ways I'm not sure I knew were even possible, I've made the best of my life and career. So yes, I do feel proud of myself.

My target is enjoying and proving to myself that I am progressing.

For me, I already fought some of the best people there are. I already did, you know, what I need to do for me.

I worked hard to get stronger and better, and I'm really happy and satisfied.

Every time I do something new, it makes me a bit stronger. Playing huge shows, being invited to play with Nile Rodgers after the Brits - all are mindblowing and I have a great team around me who are empowering. It makes all the difference.

One of my proudest moments was probably 2013 Worlds because I proved to myself that I could do things that I didn't think I could.

If, through my own personal journey, I can inspire someone else to self-love, that would be the biggest accomplishment.

Getting released in 2014 was the best thing that happened to me because I got to regain my focus, regain my pride, and come back as the best-conditioned athlete there is in WWE, which ultimately led me to become the single greatest WWE champion.