Apolo Ohno Quotes

I am not temperamental. I just know what I want and if I don't have it, I try to get it.

I was fiercely independent and ambitious from a very young age.

I am a very driven and hardworking person, and I am independent, and I feel that I have really good instincts.

I'm attracted to men who just love what they do, have confidence in what they do and have potential to be on their own if they need to be.

I was definitely different from the other kids... I was more ambitious. I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked really hard. I was a very serious kid.

I'm a very motivated person. I don't need extra motivation.

I've always been very determined to do things my own way and people can expect that from me.

My will power has always been very strong. If I want something, I'll get it. I've had no trouble keeping my head on my shoulders, nor do I have any chips on there.

My mother has taught me to be self-reliant, independent and ambitious. She has taught me to chase my goals even though nobody believes in you, you need to believe and you need to fly.

No one else has ever opened doors for me. I opened them myself.

What people say isn't going to stop me. I have to do things for myself.

Passion is a quality I admire in a woman.

I'm tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want.

I was determined if I was going to become a superstar it would be on my terms. I've had that ethic since the beginning.

I always follow my heart and my guts. If I want to do something, I have immense belief in hard work and myself. I have it in me to do well anywhere and in anything I do. I have a deep desire to excel in everything I do.

I'm a modern woman in the sense of I take care of myself, I'm fiercely independent, and I'm really ambitious. Yet I have these old-school thoughts in my mind.

Our parents have always encouraged us to be independent and dream big.

There's a hunger and a fervor that I have, but there's no person I'm going to push to the side to get where I'm going. I want to create my own road.

I've always been very self-motivated.

I've always been a focused person who knows how to get what I want.

When I get it into my head that I want to do something, I do it.

I was always very independent and looked out for myself. I think that ability really helped me in later years both in sports and in theatre.

Nobody needs to cry for me. I'm going to be great.

I have based my life on being strong enough to do anything.

We can and we will solve our problems for ourselves. We know how. We can, and we will.