Carlos Pena Jr. Quotes

I had a lot of negative comments, but it made me stronger and made me want to do more in my game. It made me more determined if anything.

Everyone has egos, and you want to come out on top. You have to pick yourself up and go at it again.

I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give 100 percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude.

There was times when I was bullied about dancing and stuff. But you couldn't hit me hard enough to stop me from doing it.

When people talk trash about me and doubt me, I just use it as motivation.

I got joked on. You had people saying I was stupid, that I was lame, that I was feminine, this and that. I was like, 'OK, but I'm still gonna be successful, and you're not.'

People will try to bring you down, but you gotta go up.

There weren't a lot of people who believed in my abilities. But the more I grew and developed as a man, the more I believed in myself, and the harder I worked, the better I got and the more I progressed.

You have to believe in yourself and believe in what you are doing all the time.

There's a lot of people that hate on me, but I'm really willing to prove 'em wrong.

Growing up, I've had plenty of obstacles, but to be honest, I didn't always have doubters. I was a standout athlete, so when that happens, you don't have too many people telling you 'You can't do this,' and 'You can't do that.' I've always been a bit of a people person and a hard worker.

You know, it sounds corny, but I believe in myself. And I work hard.

Not coming from a film background, be it a teeny-weeny role or a big role, I have done it with a lot of dignity and fought my way through. But the only thing that kept me going is that I am the sort of person who doesn't take no for an answer. If someone rejects me, I will be out to prove that person wrong in my own way.

When people criticize me, instead of putting my head down, it gives me energy to do even more.

If you fall during your life, it doesn't matter. You're never a failure as long as you try to get up.

You just have to keep believing in yourself.

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.

You need to believe in yourself and what you do. Be tenacious and genuine.

Take pride in exactly what it is you do and remember it's okay to fail as long as you don't give up.

You can make your own way. It's about getting out there and not letting rejection get you down.

I'm going to go to school. It doesn't matter what the outcome is as long as I did it. I can say I did it.

I love to be pushed so I can prove myself, because once again, I will.

I don't think I could live with myself if I stopped trying.

I don't believe in failing. I have dignity.

I was always told that I was too small, too skinny, too slow, not tough enough, and I never ever believed what people told me.