Timothy F. Cahill Quotes

I take compliments and I take constructive criticism. Not everyone loves you. It's the way you react as a footballer. I use it all to make me play better.

In football, you can't always play well, and sometimes there will be criticism. Sometimes when I get a lot, it helps me. It makes me work even harder to improve and make the critics a little more positive.

One of the things I've learned is to be receptive of feedback.

A footballer must be prepared to be welcomed when all is well and to receive criticism when things are not working out. Of course, it is not easy nor pleasant to hear negative things about you.

You learn from any criticism. You learn from any self-criticism. And you learn from when you do things the right way: you try to keep going.

Generally I always take genuine criticism. It's part of football.

I take constructive criticism really well.

You are never really prepared for criticism.

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.

It would be very easy for us to do a collection that everybody would like and not criticize. But criticism is a part of life. You have to take it.

Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's rough-and when it's good, it's not good enough.

When something's wrong, even though you're the one doing it, you shouldn't feel defensive about it. It's hard because you have to protect yourself as a person in your life, but you can't protect yourself as an actor. You have to just take criticism.

When people criticise you, you've got to listen to that criticism, and to learn from it, which I've tried to do.

I think as you get older, you realize there's always going to be critics. Critics are going to win every time because they can change their critique based on the stats and their own personal feelings. It's less about proving people wrong, the critics wrong, and it's more about challenging myself to keep this level up.

If you're open for praise, you have to be open to criticism.

I take the harsh criticism along with the compliments.

You have days where you're trying to be your best, and you say something, and you see it being written in three different places and in a way that you didn't mean for it to be interpreted. But you just try to do your best. You kind of just have to let everything else roll off your back.

I have to accept constructive criticism.

If you do not play well, it is normal that they criticise you. But criticism is part of the game, so you accept it.

I am not worried about criticism. In fact, it helps one perform better.

I am not afraid to ask for feedback on my work or appearance, and try to never take that advice personally.

If you take everything personally and to heart, it will tear you apart. Take criticism, learn, adjust, and move on.

We live surrounded by critics, so let them talk, let them criticize me as much as they want. Ultimately, that makes me a better player.

Sometimes shots just don't go my way, but for me in my growth and as a leader, it's important for me to stay aggressive.

I wanted to show my maturity. The criticism I got made me grow up. It motivated me.