Carl Rogers Quotes

I do believe in self-help.

There are things one must do for oneself.

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

You have to work on your own thing. You have to work on yourself, and you have to bring something to the game.

I think, since I was a kid, I had that independence of being driven and being motivated in whatever I did, whether school work or a sport or even a hobby.

I set my own goals higher than what anybody else has set for me.

I consider myself a leader. I am not a follower.

I don't need others to push me. I push myself.

Walk away from the 97% crowd. Don't use their excuses. Take charge of your own life.

The man who will get up will be helped up; and the man who will not get up will be allowed to stay down.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

I've always been my own hitting coach.

The idea that somebody else is going to swoop down and play the fairy godmother role is pretty unlikely, so why not take care of yourself?

I don't think I'm generous enough to be the straight guy. I sort of make my own way and make my own statement. Do I mind pushing myself forward? Not at all.

I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.

The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that's the day you start to the top.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

I'm completely in charge of my own life now. Sometimes there's no one there to slap me on the hand and say: 'Stop being so bullish and bossy,' and things like that.

I've always been very self-motivated.

I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.

Nobody challenges me. I challenge myself.

I just kind of do my own thing, which has made me feel like a better player, a better pro because I'm in control of it. I don't have anybody who is pushing me to do something - I'm pushing myself.

I train as smart as I can. I'm not concerned what others think. I do what works for me.

I never had a role model. I ended up wanting to be the best version of myself.

I'm self-motivated. I'm motivated for myself to be the best I can be - for me to do that, I have to have my own motivation, my own positive energy.