Ryan Howard Quotes

Me getting cut from Toronto that first year, definitely helped with the ego. It was deflating. Some people either quit or some people get hungry.

If you watch the history of baseball, teams come back, and sometimes they could have come back, but they give in or give up.

When you lose a game or don't play well you can't wait for the next one, because it soon disappears, the disappointment.

When things are a disappointment, try not to be so discouraged.

Once I failed in cricket, I joined a law course, but when it also did not work out, it was another setback. When you get back-to-back failures, you automatically start to work harder in life.

Of all the great moments at Butler, I still remember the losses most vividly. I don't know why. I guess that's kind of what drives you.

Ones best success comes after their greatest disappointments.

When you fail you learn from the mistakes you made and it motivates you to work even harder.

I don't like failing at anything.

When I got out of high school, I wanted to be an actor but was getting a lot of rejections. I was getting rejected by life. My mother, God rest her soul, told me not to quit.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

It's tough to strike out. Believe me. I hate striking out. It's no fun. It's embarrassing. But there really isn't anything I can do. It's just a part of my game.

You can't be afraid to make errors! You can't be afraid to be naked before the crowd, because no one can ever master the game of baseball, or conquer it. You can only challenge it.

Our best successes often come after our greatest disappointments.

When I was 12, I had a coach tell me I would never be a championship pitcher. That devastated me. I was crushed.

My first novel was rejected by some of the most eminent publishers in the world. Starting again was a real wrench.

Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.

It's not the end of the world to lose.

I didn't get my first pilot that I screen-tested for, and I really thought it was the end of the world. But it's fine, you know, you move on to something else.

Son, what kind of pitch would you like to miss.

It feels bad when a film doesn't work; everyone puts in a lot of effort to make a movie. The positive side to failure - they make me work harder.

There's always something to suggest that you'll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on moving.

Anytime you suffer a setback or disappointment, put your head down and plow ahead.

After the failure in '92, my goal was to be a good pole vaulter. I used that as motivation.

I never want to lose. I hate to lose... But Babe Ruth struck out 1,300 times. You can't hit the home run every time you come up to bat.