Son Heung-min Quotes

I just feel like I need to do better and better and better.

A lot of what keeps me going is wanting to be better, thinking I'm not good enough.

I'm constantly trying to become the best. That's kind of how I'm driven. Sometimes I'm not. I kind of focus on when I'm not than when I am. That's probably something I need to switch.

I was the World Champ, but I should be better.

I feel like I need to improve in every area. That might shock people, but I'm never satisfied with my game.

I'm the kind of person who, if I can't get something right, I get quite frustrated with myself.

I am never satisfied with myself and that is what keeps me going - I have no post-satisfaction.

I always was that person who was hard on myself and challenged myself no matter what I was doing, whether it was passing third grade or playing basketball.

You always have to keep setting the bar for yourself.

I get angry if I do things wrong, but that's what keeps me going. I want to do my best.

I'm ambitious in the sense that I raise the bar high for myself.

I'm competitive with myself, and that goes hand in hand with how I present myself. I'm not only trying to put one foot in front of the other, I'm trying to put my best foot forward.

The selfish thing about an athlete is you always look at the side of things where you say I could've done that better.

I can't say I've ever finished a film and been particularly thrilled with myself or patted myself on the back. And maybe that's what keeps me going, and that's a good thing. It speaks volumes about how I perceive myself.

It's important to set challenges that you're not sure you're equal to.

I still worry that I could be better. That's where standards come from, from not wanting to settle. The fear of not being good enough propels you.

One of the by-products of being a perfectionist and constantly trying to improve myself are sobering feelings of low-grade anxiety and a nagging sense of inadequacy. But this is not anxiety without a purpose. No, this anxiety keeps me humble. It creates a healthy tension that serves as the catalyst that drives me to fulfill my limited potential.

No one puts higher expectations on themselves than I do.

It's very important for me to constantly push myself.

I'm my hardest critic because I know what I can do and I strive to be as perfect as I can be even though I know it's not possible.

I set my own goals higher than what anybody else has set for me.

I find little things that drive me sometimes, but again, I'm already a driven person, and just because I strive for perfection on a personal level and don't really care what other people say or do. I just want to be the best I can be, so that drives me enough.

That's the type of person I am - I always want to do better.

Every year, every day, every month, I am proving myself.

I am obsessed with improving.