Terry Teachout Quotes

I've been fortunate enough to be headstrong, to be full of self-belief, and those things have never wavered for me.

I don't always feel lucky, but I'm smart enough to try.

If there's something left in me, it's better to go down fighting. You've got to have a bit of self-belief and confidence in yourself. I might know that I have only a little chance but I'm a good rider and I try to make it happen. You have to give luck a swift kick in the behind so it falls on your side. You have to make your own luck.

I have begun everything with the idea that I could succeed, and I never had much patience with the multitudes of people who are always ready to explain why one cannot succeed.

Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.

I can't say I'm surprised I was successful. I was determined - and I got it.

You can have whatever you want if you believe in yourself and keep your feet firmly planted in the ground.

My parents always told me that nothing was impossible.

I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

I feel like I have as good a shot as anybody out there and I have gotten close in the past, so why not have the attitude that I can come out and play great tennis and maybe even win this tournament.

In my case, I can sincerely say that nothing is impossible... When I was saying I want to be No. 1 of the world, and I was seven or eight years old, most of the people were laughing at me because it seems like I have one percent of chances to do that, and I've done it.

I always knew I would be successful. So there was no element of surprise.

I never quit trying. I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

Nobody needs to cry for me. I'm going to be great.

I always think I have a chance, and I always give it all I've got.

You have to believe in yourself. You need to have the audacity to be great.

Sometimes, I pinch myself. Through everything, its about hard work... believing in yourself and in the American dream. Believe that you can make something out of yourself.

I just got to keep competing and keep believing.

I don't really know what the prerequisites are for Bollywood, but I do believe I can be successful in anything I choose to do.

I knew I had the potential. I would say, have self belief and dedication and leave the rest to destiny!

Self-belief is the key to success and that has helped me. So I will put in all my efforts in the manner I know. If it works, it is great and if it doesn't it's still great as I know I have put in all my effort.

I told some people before, that if five years from now, or 10 years, if I am still playing in the NFL, this whole kind of story just fits who I am. It just shows that with hard work and confidence in yourself and belief in yourself, you can accomplish your dreams.

I never listened to people who said I wasn't going to make it.

Never give up. People will always discount you, and you'll always get rejected. But set your sights high. Be boldly ambitious. Be relentless and never give up.

I always knew I wanted to go to NIDA. I think I was very fortunate, and I do doubt myself often, but I didn't see any possibility of me not going to NIDA. I believed in myself, and I believed that, if you really do want something, you get it.