Troy Deeney Quotes

You have to develop a very thick skin.

I like pressure, the boos didn't mean nothing to me.

I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test.

Slumps don't bother me.

I don't let negative criticism, for the most part, bother me.

I think in the world of Internet trolls, people can shake your confidence really easily, with just one comment. As long as you can stand behind your work, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks!

You never let what someone says bring you down. If you do that, you'd be a chump in this world.

I'd probably say I'm very strong. If somebody says something horrible, I'm like, 'Okay, whatever.'

I've been through several situations in my career and nothing bothers me.

Having red hair is never good when you're a kid. I was picked on a lot and didn't have a lot of friends. But I think that gave me a thick skin and helped make me a better person.

Some people have a tendency to get knocked down in this business and sulk and whine, and they just create a rod for their back, really. You have to have broad shoulders and get through it.

If you want to call me names, make jokes and doubt my intentions, go ahead, because the reality is I can take it.

I've been booed on stages. I'm a little bit tougher than to walk off a stage because someone says something ugly.

You've got to really be able to accept the rejection.

You have to grow thick skin and that only comes with time and learning.

Being born and raised in Chicago made me tough. It made me strong. I feel like I can deal with anything. I truly believe that in my heart.

If you keep your feathers well oiled the water of criticism will run off as from a duck's back.

It doesn't matter what people say about me, I weather the storm.

I'm not going to freeze under the pressure. I'm hoping I can stand up to it.

Of course I was bullied and of course I was called names - my last name is Weir. That's very, very close to 'weird,' or 'queer' and any of those words. But I've never been anyone to cry over spilled milk or be upset because kids don't like me, or people don't like me... It makes my skin stronger and thicker. And why cry? Your mascara runs.

It was Bella Absug who taught me to be tough, to let insults roll off my back.

There are certain things that bother me and certain things that don't. Personal attacks on me? I think I'm just so used to it.

Life is, and should be, a little hard. Getting punched in the face or getting an occasional concussion will probably happen to us all at some point in our lives. We can handle it.

You don't have to be a scared person. I've had so many tragedies. I've managed to withstand things that you may think you cannot tolerate. But I have the strength.

I grew up a skinny kid with a funny last name and coke bottle glasses, so I experienced my fair share of bullies. But I learned, with the help of humor and resilience, to never give up.