Rihanna Quotes

My mom, who gave me my confidence growing up. She's the one that always told me that I could be great and to never stop. And myself. Because I came such a long way.

I want to thank my mom, Brenda Rose. My heart, the reason I play the way I play, just everything. Just knowing the days I don't feel right, going to practice, having a hard time, I think about her when she had to wake me up, go to work and make sure I was all right. Those were hard days.

My best career decision was probably not giving up when I wanted to. God as well as my family and friends were there for me during my toughest times.

If I listened to my critics, I would still be at home under my bed right now.

I believe this with all my heart: The greatest coach of all time in my eyes is my mom. She's instilled in me a toughness and a perseverance and just a never-quit mentality, and I thank her every day for providing me, for what she sacrificed her life for.

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.

There's a big difference between where I came from and the NFL. Things like this don't happen to people from there often. It just took a lot of hard work and dedication, staying on the right path, believing in myself, and having an inner drive.

You could be beaten down by anybody and by everybody and it doesn't matter what everybody else thinks it's how you see yourself and what your own dreams are. And, you know, anybody who started a business and build a business knows there's going to be lots of times when you feel beaten down and you need some motivation and that's when I turn to that book among others.

My mother had faith in me, had more faith in me than I had in myself, and knowing that she did made me try to find faith. She believed in trying things.

My mom has always been my support system. She taught me to never give up and to keep pursuing my passions no matter what.

Mom raised me all by herself, and although we went through our share of lean years, she always worked hard to make our home warm and welcoming.

Be passionate. Be courageous. Be your best.

I'm raised by a single mom and didn't have pops around for the most part of my life. And she, by any means necessary, gave me the best opportunities that she knew how to give me.

My mom was a source of strength. She showed me by example that women, regardless of how difficult life may get, can do it all.

A lot of kids are broken, and it's hard for them to believe in anything. But you have to have an imaginative mind and tell yourself, 'Hey, I can do whatever I want to.'

People look at me like I'm on my way out of the game. I'm just getting started.

I was disappointed in everything - my start and the team's start. People got down on me, but I never got down on myself. I still believed I could be the type of player everyone, including me, thought I was going to be.

If I wasn't a champion, I'd still be in jail. That makes me try very hard.

I just want people to know you can get through stuff. I hope people can see that in what my life has been and where it is going.

I owe everything to my mom. She definitely got me to where I'm at today. Without her I wouldn't be able to do the things that I do. She and I are very close.

I haven't always been thrilled with my work. But the fear of not proving the people wrong who think you can't emerge from a franchise and do well, that's a very strong driving force.

I had to overcome challenge after challenge in order to take my life from nothing to living my dreams.

I was told millions of times that I was never going to achieve what I set out to, but I decided to do it, and I did it.

I'm glad I dropped out of high school, man. I wouldn't be where I'm at. I would have had a net. I'm glad I didn't have anything to fall back on, man, because that made me go for my dreams that much harder.

My mom has made it possible for me to be who I am. Our family is everything. Her greatest skill was encouraging me to find my own person and own independence.