Summer Altice Quotes

I've had a very unusual background in science - not the usual route of planning on being a scientist from age 3. I think my story shows that success is more about personal motivation and determination than it is about where you were born or what your economic status was.

I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.

I have this drive to prove people wrong - people who thought I should give up or assumed I'd never get anywhere.

I was told millions of times that I was never going to achieve what I set out to, but I decided to do it, and I did it.

Anything is possible. My background is a bad background, but a lot of people said I couldn't do it. You can do anything if you put your mind to it.

I've thrived on people writing me off. Because if you write me off, I'll shut you up.

Know that the power comes from within: when you are tired, or you want to give up, dig deep. Dig deep for whatever reason - in boxing, in sport, in life.

I'm going to keep proving people wrong because I have a lot of people to prove wrong, a lot of doubters.

I'm about working, getting better, and proving people wrong.

When somebody says I can't do something, it motivates me to do it.

There are a lot of people who came out of adverse situations and made it. Use it as motivation. Use it to drive you.

I love when people doubt me. I love when people don't think that I'm good enough to play at a certain level, not good enough to be a starter, things like that. That's the stuff that drives me.

Never let your head hang down. Never give up and sit down and grieve. Find another way.

I do good when people doubt me. When someone says I can't do something, I want to do more. I won't back down from anybody.

Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.

I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say I also wanted to make a mark. It wasn't until I was about 15 that I appeared in a race.

When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, you can't do that' - instead of stopping me, it made me think, 'I can do that, I must do that.'

When I started to play, all the coaches said it didn't make sense for me to try to play tennis because I was too small. They said I would never make it. But this was something that motivated me. I really wanted to make it.

You actually can make it, no matter what. I truly am a firm believer in that. Eminem's living proof.

I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in the NBA. There's always somebody saying you can't do it, and those people have to be ignored.

I haven't always been thrilled with my work. But the fear of not proving the people wrong who think you can't emerge from a franchise and do well, that's a very strong driving force.

You have to lift your head up out of the mud and just do it.

A competitor will find a way to win. Competitors take bad breaks and use them to drive themselves just that much harder. Quitters take bad breaks and use them as reasons to give up. It's all a matter of pride.

We in the U.A.E. have no such word as 'impossible'; it does not exist in our lexicon. Such a word is used by the lazy and the weak, who fear challenges and progress.

People said I couldn't gig, and I proved them wrong.