Mark Philippoussis Quotes

I wanted to look back and say to those coaches, 'You're wrong, I'll be the one who kicks on and makes it'. Only I could change that opinion.

When I was young, a lot of things were closed off to me. I was always told, 'Don't do this, you can't do that' - instead of stopping me, it made me think, 'I can do that, I must do that.'

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 know, if I am playing well, I can be as good as anyone, and I want to show people who write you off and forget about you.

I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.

The one way to get me to work my hardest was to doubt me.

Something I've learned is that when people tell me I can't do something, I immediately wonder why and then think it through. It only makes me more motivated to prove them wrong.

No matter how many people say you can't do something, use that as inspiration to prove them wrong.

There has always been an inner self-motivation for me. Mine goes back to my United days of us against the world and proving everyone wrong.

I'm going to keep proving people wrong because I have a lot of people to prove wrong, a lot of doubters.

When somebody says I can't do something, it motivates me to do it.

There is too much said about me but this is what gets me more motivated to work harder and prove everyone wrong.

Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.

All my life, people have been underestimating me.

When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it.

I like to see people doubt me.

When I got home from hospital, and I was in a wheelchair in a plaster body cast, an aeroplane flew over. And I thought to myself, 'Well, if I can't walk, then I might as well fly.' And I was lifted into the aeroplane for the first time. And when I took the controls of the aeroplane, I knew this was something I could do. I thought, 'I can fly.'

Too many people let others stand in their way and don't go back for one more try.

When I told my mother that I wanted to be an actress, she said, you can't live here and do that, and so I moved out. I was determined to prove her wrong because she was so sure that I was going to go astray. And that's the juice that kept me going.

I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in the NBA. There's always somebody saying you can't do it, and those people have to be ignored.

I have to work extra hard because I am dyslexic. People said that I couldn't be an actress, but I'm proving them wrong. Acting has helped me overcome the challenge.

You have to lift your head up out of the mud and just do it.

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

I've always been pretty tough in that way, where if you tell me I can't do something, I will prove you wrong.

The people who influenced me most were the people who said I would never make it. They gave me a thirst for revenge.