Andrew Flintoff Quotes

You have good days, you have bad days. But the main thing is to grow mentally.

I'm not the kind of person to sit and dwell for ages on something that happened. I go through something, I experience it, I try to learn from it, and I move forward.

In my early career, there were more negative lessons than positive ones. But I don't think I was looking for the positives enough.

There have been scenes and sequences I've done that I watch back now and cringe and think I dealt with that in completely the wrong way. Sometimes I'm too emotional - too invested, in that sense - but you learn, and then you don't do it again.

If I can understand criticism, I take it very seriously. But it's a process; it doesn't happen overnight.

Those who profit from adversity possess a spirit of humility and are therefore inclined to make the necessary changes needed to learn from their mistakes, failures, and losses. ... When we are focused too much on ourselves, we lose perspective. Humility allows us to regain perspective and see the big picture. ... Humility allows us to let go of perfection and keep trying.

People who make mistakes and learn from them are role models too. I'm just happy to inspire growth and positivity.

I was never at my best when I was at my worst. When I did do good stuff in the past, it was because I was able to transcend the parts of my being that weren't healthy.

Every time I'd get a critique or some redirection, I'd always just take it very personally. Now I have no problem with it.

I have a lot of insecurities, but you learn from your failures.

I'm less Pollyanna now. That's probably healthy.

Whenever you analyse anyone who has had any success and they're in the headlines, you will find they are human and make mistakes. I'm certainly that and I've made a lot of mistakes.

The only person who needs to know about failure is yourself.

The low points I had all helped make up my character, so I probably wouldn't want to do away with them because I like being flawed and I like having them help me grow and change and become better and stronger.

As we get older, we get better at choosing in ways that will make us happy. We do a better job at picking activities that make us happy, and at spending time with people who make us happy. We're also better at letting things go.

Don't be so hard on yourself. Be a little harder on yourself. Learn from your experiences. Don't dwell on things. Get on with your life.

You learn from things that you experience in life. I'd never want to say that I regret anything or that anything was a mistake. Honestly, that isn't how I have chosen to live my life.

When I was younger, I could be pretty bitter. I still have moments, but I think I've gotten pretty good at rejection.

There's room for role models who make mistakes.

I learned so much, and I feel I have grown as an actor and as a person.

I try to live in the present. I learn from my mistakes in an effort not to repeat them, but I remain totally focused on today and tomorrow. Many of my mistakes turned out to be incredible opportunities for growth, both professionally and personally, and therefore, in hindsight, they were deeply valuable.

I don't like to focus on things that don't make me happy and that I can't change. I'd rather try my best to learn from it and move on.

I learnt a lot from a psychological point of view about having to move on and flush things and not live on previous mistakes.

If you can't admit your faults how can you ever grow?

I'm not a person who regrets - it doesn't make me smarter to regret something.