Dara Torres Quotes

The only one who can beat me is me.

It's a waste of energy to think about what somebody else is doing and how they doing it. I'ma just do what I do.

I train as smart as I can. I'm not concerned what others think. I do what works for me.

You have to empower yourself.

I'm not going to see anybody else in the mirror. That's how I live, day by day. When I look in the mirror, it's up to me to accomplish everything I want out of life.

Run your own race. Who cares what others are doing? The only question that matters is 'Am I progressing?'

Do you. Just focus on being the best version of yourself that you can be every day, and don't compare yourself to anyone else or worry about what they're doing.

In time, she learned to develop her own opinion of the people that she worked for, and she got stronger. Think she's now much stronger. In the beginning she wanted to believe she was strong but sometimes she faltered.

There are things one must do for oneself.

Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people.

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

In this crazy, crazy world of figure skating, it is easy to focus on a name or a target. But when you are going after someone, it really only holds you back from what you are capable of yourself.

I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

My father taught me you have to believe in yourself and run on your own track.

I don't think anyone has made me except myself. I think I have done it on my own.

I've learned to think, I may succeed or fail, but I'm going to do so on the merit of my own instincts.

Be yourself, take control of your life.

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

You can't live for other people, you know? You gotta live for yourself and better the people around you and make an impact.

Luke Cage isn't going to throw a pity party for himself. He literally says to himself, 'This is the world I'm in. These are the circumstances I have.' He's a self-made man. He's trying to continuously build, and that's what's interesting about him. He's a work in progress.

I am not the one who has to try to beat me.

I'm not doing anything for anybody. I'm doing what I do.

I believe that anyone with a bit of guidance can act.

I focus on myself, and I train for myself.