Yani Tseng Quotes

I want to be a woman who has a little bit more figured out, who doesn't have so many doubts.

My freshman year, I was such an immature kid and I didn't know what to expect, I didn't know what I wanted or what I could do or what my abilities were off the court.

Earlier in my career, I was really tight, really together, and knew who I was and I was confident. I kind of feel in between now.

Somewhere deep down there's a decent man in me, he just can't be found.

If you don't second-guess yourself, then you are not trying to get better.

I was deeply uncertain of who I was and who I wanted to be. I really thought I wanted to be a much cooler guy than what I was.

I'm the sort of person that doesn't really have specific 'inspiration.' It probably comes more from my doubts and my desires.

You know, I hate to sound self-involved, but I feel like I haven't peaked yet.

That's the trouble with wishing you were somebody else. As much as you may want it, you know it'll never happen, at least not in this lifetime.

I know the person I am, and I know the person I can be.

I think I've grown over the years and learned about who I am and what I can do and what I can't do.

I realised at Miss S.A. and more so at Miss Universe that it's important to focus on your strengths and work on your weaknesses to know yourself well.

You need to be comfortable with yourself first and then decide what you want to achieve.

I think we all go through those moments of self-doubt.

What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.

The greatest barrier to someone achieving their potential is their denial of it.

It's more important to know your weaknesses than your strengths.

I'm not nearly as important as I used to think I was. It's a wonderful discovery.

And I like asking questions, to keep learning; people with big egos might not want to look unsure.

So I'm OK with myself, with history, my work, who I am and who I was.

I've always been strong-minded, but I wonder.

I think every individual has his or her own power, and it's a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is.

Sometimes I amaze even myself.

The day people around me stop questioning my character is the day my character begins to grow vulnerable.

Everything becomes so problematic because of basic faults: from a discontent with myself.