Pablo Sandoval Quotes

I don't feel like I have anything to prove to the fans in England - but I know that in England they did not see the best of me.

A lot of people thought I was going to be a one-hit wonder, so I had that chip on my shoulder.

I named my first album 'The Sound of Revenge' because I wanted to get revenge on everyone who doubted me. But when I finally got revenge, I didn't enjoy it.

Always when you play badly or commit errors, you hope to play another game to put it behind you, to show that you are capable and that you deserve to be playing for an important team like City.

I've been doubted my whole life, especially coming out of college with the injuries I had.

Most performers are used to the highs and the lows. If you can let a low stop you, that would be a sad commentary.

A long time ago, a sports reporter wrote that I wasn't strong in the free-skate, that I was more of a short-program skater. And that bothered me because I work so hard every day just for a person to judge me on a couple of bad skates and deem me a bad free skater. That's absurd!

I've kind of been doubted my whole life. I use that as fuel to continue to push every single day.

I think it's the same for everyone in any walk of life - if people put you down, you want to prove a point.

Who doesn't like a redemption story?

It was a nerve-wracking first few years having to tour and perform in front of people with the little bit of confidence I had.

I was in jail a couple of times, and I was probably heading back there for a long time. But martial arts saved my life and some of the choices I made with it.

I needed to prove to myself - to the manager, to the fans, even to my mum and dad - that I'm not just an average player.

One penalty miss doesn't change anything.

I think towards the end of my career, I'm the man. But right now, I've still got that underdog mentality to keep on proving myself time and again. I'm not going to believe the hype.

People doubted me, said I lacked skill. I'm just trying to stay consistent, use my minutes wisely, and do what I can with the opportunity.

People do think I was a one-hit wonder, that I'm maybe not the kind of singer that I can really be - that impression is there. I have to work really hard to break down those walls.

There were times I didn't know if I even belonged in the NBA. Everyone at this level is so good - bigger, stronger, faster.

What many fans don't realize with fighters, this is our job. But at the same time outside of this, we have regular lives where we do the same things that everybody else does. We have the problems. We get speeding tickets, we get pulled over, we have family issues, we have girlfriend issues, we have issues amongst ourselves, self doubt.

The way I feel is I have to keep going out there and proving people. I don't want to be just a guy who has a couple of good years and then that's it.

I'm always going to play with chips on my shoulder - with something to prove.

During those years with the Iron Maidens, I felt I had to be great and really prove myself at every single show.

I still carry it with me that I'm a I-AA guy and I had to go down to the minor leagues in college football and prove who I was.

People think that you're gonna come out, be a one hit wonder, and finished. You gotta prove 'em wrong.

I'm undrafted. It's always going to be like that. I have to go above and beyond on everything that I do, even though I have the stats.