Matt Sydal Quotes

I try to put all I am as a person into what I do. My intelligence, my emotion. I've done that in everything.

Basically take care of your game, and your game will speak for itself.

I have to keep pushing and keep striving, and also keep being me on the field.

I just take the fights and do what I love.

I think a show can work anywhere if it's done honestly, with integrity, and with confidence.

Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can.

I was taught to value hard work. At the end of day, I'm just Olivia.

I've grown over the years and I know how to adapt to situations, where I can go into a situation where there's a crowd of people and just take over. But pretty much I'm off to myself. And I'm totally committed to the game of football. That's why I've had so much success.

You don't build your character by doing what everybody else is doing.

Kids are always infatuated with the action in martial arts films. Let me tell you, there is nothing better for kids than the arts. That is what kept me straight and decent. I always had a place to go. That was the dojo. I always had something to look forward to doing.

I realized that acting was something I wasn't going to be lazy about. You feel good when you do it well. It is something that can grow in you.

I'm not some crazy party animal. That's OK. If you say you want to be the best, you have to do what the best do - train, research, eat right, take care of yourself, and be. Don't pretend.

You have to be passionate about something other than yourself!

I've got more out of tennis than I could ever give back.

The important thing is this: to be able, at any moment, to sacrifice what we are for what we could become.

Even within the last three or four years, I have a greater ability to communicate, I think. I have more courage to show the stuff... And it does take courage.

I would be nowhere without martial arts. It's a passion.

Usually I write about what I care about, which is a weakness but I think also a strength.

You can't do your work worrying about what people will think of it - you kind of just have to do your work.

Focus on something that you have a passion for and hone that skill; it will make you feel confident about your ability.

Doing social media is a way of not giving in to this inclination to hiding. But instead, I'm teaching myself to feel comfortable about being open.

Go for broke with what you believe and what you think is funny and what you're good at.

Take a martial art or a sport, something that gives you a skill, engages the body, and allows you the possibility of being great - or at least being active. You'll find your confidence. Without it, you're nothing. It's the remedy for everything.

Obviously my knowledge of the game has improved but I've tried to keep true to what I believe in.

Living courageously in your uniqueness is really important: just being completely yourself. I know that sounds really cliche, but just do what you want to do.