Rylan Clark-Neal Quotes

Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.

Some people don't know why they have pride in something that they do.

I still need to go through the process of proving myself.

I don't think I'm successful.

I am trying to impress myself. I have yet to do it.

What bothers me, I guess, is when I get these messages from girls on Twitter, and they're like, 'God, you're my idol, I really admire you.' It's like, 'Admire me for what? What have I done?' It's not that being in a Burberry campaign, or walking in a Chanel show is nothing. It's just... I know I can do more.

I have found that what drives me is the desire to prove, to myself and to my peers, that I can do what I set out to do and build something that matters.

Today, I'm very happy about myself, because I realized my dreams. I learned how to understand what people want.

Self-esteem is something I still battle. People look at me and say, 'You've got fame. You've got admiration. You've done this; you've done that.' As far as I'm concerned, I haven't done anything. I've just fulfilled a dream of competing.

It's a part of my DNA that I've never really taken time to revel in success.

I would just say that I have high expecations for myself.

I love proving that I can do something.

I've gotten this advice at different times, and it distills down to one word: purpose. Why are you here? When you start to get distracted by thoughts such as 'Do I fit in? Does this person like me?' - remember why you're there and what you want to accomplish.

I didn't really know what I was going to do with my life. I've taken every opportunity, pushed myself in ways I'm not sure I knew were even possible, I've made the best of my life and career. So yes, I do feel proud of myself.

Sometimes I feel like an impostor, and I have to remind myself, 'You are able to do this.' I look at the books on the shelf that have my name on them to remind myself I have done it before and, likely, I can do it again.

I've had a lot of accolades throughout my career, but that hasn't really changed me. I know that comes with the winning.

I was never necessarily conscious of my failures when I attempted something and it didn't work out, because I feel like I'm so in tune with my purpose I never necessarily acknowledge that.

When they announce who I am and what I've achieved, I still pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming.

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

When I came here in 2008, nobody knew who I was. I didn't know who I was. I was just enjoying the moment and I won. So, now, coming back being the person I am with all the accomplishments, it kind of puts things in perspective.

I do feel at times like I'm always proving myself. But I also feel that I'm proven. I've proven I can get to the mountaintop.

I don't sit around going, 'What is the matter with me? What do I have to do to get a hit?' And I don't also sit home and listen to my record every day and get drunk and go, 'Wow, this is great.'

When I was 16, coming up through now at 24, it was so much I thought I had to change about myself. Especially after I won the Olympics.

I have as big of an ego as it gets, but I have, stunningly, a lot of humility considering some of the accomplishments I've had.

To tell you the truth, I never thought of myself as much of a success.