Kristaps Porzingis Quotes

There was many who had some doubts over me regarding my position in this sport, but I've always believed in myself and that's the way it's always been.

I've gone through all of it: I've literally heard every single name in the book be told to me. So don't be discouraged by anyone as long as you're confident in yourself, and just keep doing what you're doing.

You never want to hear your name get booed, but it's fine. I'm not going to let it bother me because I know what type of guy I am.

If I played a bad game, there's gonna be people out there that want to try to bring me down. But I always stay up.

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.

I feel like I was born and bred to stay self-motivated. I'm not one of those people who ho-hums and feels sorry for himself when something's bad.

Never let the negativity get to you. There are gonna be a lot of people you have to plow through, but as long you believe in yourself, that's all that matters.

Some minds seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles.

If you know your game, you can handle pressure; you can handle any kind of situation, back yourself, and play your own game and get success.

I'm a big believer in overcoming and achieving and doing things and not feeling sorry for yourself.

When people don't believe in you, you have to believe in yourself.

I'm a fighter and not a victim. Think of yourself and make the most of life.

For me to get through the toughest periods in my life, I had to look within to find the energy to do it. I don't give up. Never have. Never will.

I've never really been aware of what is said about me, whether it's positive or negative. I ignore it. I've always had the mind-set: 'No one can challenge me better than myself.'

To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.

Some people say that I have an attitude- Maybe I do. But I think that you have to. You have to believe in yourself when no one else does- that makes you a winner right there.

For me, beauty is me at the top of my game, going as hard as I can, without fear of what anyone else thinks. Believing in yourself when nobody else is believing in you is half the battle about anything.

My advice to other disabled people would be, concentrate on things your disability doesn't prevent you doing well, and don't regret the things it interferes with. Don't be disabled in spirit as well as physically.

I'm very determined, and I know I can achieve, so I don't let little setbacks put me down.

I've never let myself give up, because I believe in myself. I want to get stronger than I have ever been, and I will continue to tell myself that I can do it, no matter what the odds.

What people don't normally know about us is the hustle is very real, and it's sorely driven a lot by how we consider ourselves. We don't pay a whole lot of attention to any type of judgment that we might get from outside people. I think that comes from growing up onstage.

People could tell me I was not good at something and, even if I wasn't, I told myself I was.

You always have to believe in yourself! I think that is the most important thing.

In my business, you should be very strong in mind. You have to be sure about yourself and about your work and your career, and you have to be strong inside because so many people come around and try to say bad things about you.

I want people to use my story to stand up, be strong-willed and persevere.