Marko Arnautovic Quotes

Victory in physical battles requires strength, muscles, and skill; but the fight is never tougher and victory is never sweeter than in the battles over self.

Changing what you don't like about yourself can be empowering, and that's not a bad thing. Feeling secure enough to own what is weak and missing from either your body, mind or spirit and to commit to action to change it is a good thing.

I have overcome most of my fears.

What gives you strength at any circumstance is your understanding of yourself.

You cannot build up a character in a solitude; you need a formed character to stand a solitude.

The average man is hooked to his fellow men, while the warrior is hooked only to himself. Perhaps you are chasing rainbows. You're after the self-confidence of the average man, when you should be after the humbleness of a warrior. The difference between the two is remarkable. Self Confidence entails knowing something for sure; humbleness entails being impeccable in one's actions and feelings.

A warrior feeds his body well; he trains it; works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe. He must believe in his strength of will, of purpose, of heart and soul.

In the end, it's a mental maturity to let your best come out.

After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life.

The outward work will never be puny if the inward work is great.

Influential people have a profound impact on everyone they encounter. Yet, they achieve this only because they exert so much influence inside, on themselves.

Fear can be conquered. I became a better person and a better football player when I learned that lesson.

Being aware of your fear is smart. Overcoming it is the mark of a successful person.

I will continue to be intelligent, I vowed, no matter how beautiful I become.

Developing the muscles of the soul demands no competitive spirit, no killer instinct, although it may erect pain barriers that the spiritual athlete must crash through.

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

I had insecurities and fears like everybody does, and I got over it. But I was interested in the parts of me that struggled with those things.

I want to exude strength and intelligence.

You cannot lead others until you have first learned to lead yourself.

That's the most beautiful thing that I like about boxing: you can take a punch. The biggest thing about taking a punch is your ego reacts and there's no better spiritual lesson than trying to not pay attention to your ego's reaction. That's what takes people out of the fight half the time.

I see the beauty in boxing. It teaches me strength physically, but mostly mentally. I had to learn my strength, because for so long I could have been tougher than I was.

I am not the one who has to try to beat me.

People and what they say don't bother me like they used to. When I was younger, I really couldn't take it because I couldn't understand where the criticism was coming from.

I don't put much pressure on myself, because I'm strong mentally.

I feel as if I was to strike on one thing that I was decent at was mentally where I prepared myself strongly.