Adam Cole Quotes

Any time that you're criticised, it drives you on, and you try to prove people wrong.

I still feel like I gotta prove something. There are a lot of people hoping I fail. But I like that. I need to be hated.

People have talked down to me, and that fuels my fire.

I always try to find something where I feel like I'm kind of the underdog and kind of put that little chip on my shoulder.

I am a guy who likes a challenge. I don't like to go somewhere where I am used to winning.

Even though I live in New York, I still have this Jersey thing where I feel like I have to prove myself. I'm grateful for any chance I get to be the least talented person in the room, because it'll make me work that much harder.

When you're an underdog, you're forced to try things you would never otherwise have attempted.

All the people who knock me down, only inspire me to do better.

The more criticism I get, the more it gives me a stronger urge to win. So I try harder.

Everyone has egos, and you want to come out on top. You have to pick yourself up and go at it again.

When you've got something to prove, there's nothing greater than a challenge.

I'm always trying to figure out ways to one up everyone, and that's what I love about competitions. I love challenging myself and pushing the envelope.

I'm inspired by challenges. My life was always like this.

When I hear people boo, that just makes me want to go out there and work harder.

When people criticize me, instead of putting my head down, it gives me energy to do even more.

You can make your own way. It's about getting out there and not letting rejection get you down.

Mediocrity scares me. It's the fear of not being as good as you want to be. If you give over to that fear, it will sabotage you. As much as I can, I try to use that fear to guide me.

A lot of people are like, 'Don't read your news clippings.' I read them every day. Anything negative somebody said about me, I find it and use it as fuel.

I am pushed by my critics. I don't want to say I want to prove them wrong, but it pushes me on the field to play with a chip on my shoulder, and I play best when I have a chip on my shoulder.

I struggled to get through high school. I didn't get to go to college. But it made me realize you can do anything if you want to bad enough.

I really just compete against myself. I look at my previous material and try to surpass what I've done.

Success is never final; failure is never fatal. It is courage that counts.

Next to trying and winning, the best thing is trying and failing.

In spite of my lack of education, I didn't lack direction.

When people push back on you and don't think you can do it, and you struggle a little bit and wonder if they're right, it drives you to be successful and to be a great player.