Danny Ings Quotes

Whenever I have faced a setback I have dusted myself down and got on with the rest of my life because I believed in myself.

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

I was at Watford and got a knock-back when I was 16 and didn't get a YTS contract. They said I could find another club or go in and train three times a week after school. I'd been there since I was 10, so I got my head down and proved them wrong. Within a year, they had signed me up, and I haven't looked back.

I always believed in myself when I was not playing much.

I have faced rejection in this business because of my appearance, but that has only made me stronger and more determined.

Life must continue, even with the security situation so bad, because I have ambitions. I love this sport too much.

The road to positivity is strewn with the abandoned vehicles of the faint-hearted.

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.

When I started out, I struggled, and I was broke a lot. But I'm glad I struggled, and I'm glad I was broke a lot.

When life knocks you down, keep getting up.

I'm talking to anyone who has been dumped - have not gotten the job you really wanted or have received those horrible rejection letters from grad school. You know, the disappointment of losing, or not getting something you badly want. When that happens, show what you are made of.

When I graduated from Parsons School of Design, the dean at that time said I would never be a designer. Obviously I didn't listen.

One thing I have learned from Johnny Faulk, Texas, and life, is that since you don't always win, you got to learn to enjoy just fightin' the good fight.

No matter what happens to us in life, we must get back on our feet and continue on the path.

If people ridicule you, look them in the eye and say, 'Yeah, I may have failed, but at least I tried,' and get on with it.

Being brave is what led to three rejections from Yale Law School before being accepted. It led to losing my 2010 race for U.S. Congress, and another failed bid for public office in 2013, this time for public advocate of New York City.

We've all been there, where it seems like all the cards are stacked against you, and you can't seem to do anything right. But you still have to say to yourself, 'You know what? That's not going to stop me. I still have to find a way.'

Life is tough, and things don't always work out well, but we should be brave and go on with our lives.

At West Ham, I was the last person to be offered a scholarship. I remember an Under 18 match against Fulham. I was 16 and had to prove myself. Everyone else already had their scholarship. It was probably one of my best games. Knowing that every day I'd have to fight has made me into the person I am today.

I just always believed we would succeed. Even when everyone else said my ideas were ridiculous. Even when we were almost out of money. Even when the metrics were all upside down. I always have confidence that I'll figure something out. I just have that confidence that things are going to work out fine.

People will try to bring you down, but you gotta go up.

It's not the way I threw the football - it's not particular games that I won - but that they remember that here's a guy that believed, that worked hard. Although things didn't always go in his favor, he continued to press through, and with his faith in himself and his faith in God, he was able to accomplish great things.

Even when I'm in pain, I play.

I'm not going to throw the towel in just because things are not going great for the first time in my career.

I've experienced a lot of successes. I've experienced a lot of failures. I've been able to get back up on my feet and keep going.