Irina Shayk Quotes

I been through some things but I worked hard to get to where I'm at.

The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.

So it's been kind of a long road, but it was a good journey altogether.

I strongly believe that through dedication and perseverance, one can overcome adversity to achieve success. It is a privilege to accept membership in the Horatio Alger Association, an organization which promotes this principle.

Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.

Life isn't about the final moments, it's about the journey, it's about process. What makes 'Rocky' work as a movie is seeing him working his way up from the streets to the arena and the fight of his life. You could just show that fight, and it would be great, but seeing that journey illuminates that fight and adds profound meaning to it.

What you come to discover is, it isn't how you get there, it's that you get there. If that's what it took to get me where I'm at today, so be it.

I've learned a lot from the experiences that I went through in high school, through college and overseas, and just everything in life. That is what prepared me for coming into the NBA, being undersized, no recognition, not getting anything easy, and I have been fortunate to prosper in this league.

I take my hat off to my friend, Mark Wahlberg, because I know that it took him a long time to make 'The Fighter', and he overcame a lot of obstacles to do it, and now the film is an unqualified success.

Without failure there is no sweetness in success. There's no understanding of it.

The thrill isn't in the winning, it's in the doing.

I really appreciate an actor who has paid their dues and who has learned hard knocks and has been rewarded in the end.

There's no shame in a bronze medal. I used to think that, and I'm so ashamed of thinking that because there's so much joy and hard work and love in this.

I've come a very long way, especially from my young career. From not always being the best guy on the team to just increasing my work ethic every single year, every single summer. Just seeing the hard work pay off, I think that's what's most gratifying for me.

Life ain't about just 'Chillin' It.' I've learned that.

It keeps me humble just to know exactly where I came from and all the hard work I had to put in to be here. It feels good to reminisce about the past.

My career is a journey for me, and any journey is incomplete without the struggle.

It's hard to pinpoint a 'moment' that validated years of work.

'Victory Lap,' even the title. It's the accumulation of trial and error; that's what I represent; trial and error.

The thing that I appreciate so much about my career and journey is that I do believe everybody can relate to it. There were highs and lows, obviously, before I got to the NFL. And then I got there and won a championship.

I might win a championship. I might win two or three. I might not. The journey to get there is, for me, the most important.

It's just funny because I think a long time back I was not a fan favorite at all, and now people have followed my journey, have seen the struggle and the perseverance I've had, and they can relate to that.

The road to success has to have obstacles because, at the end of the day, when success comes, it will be that much better.

I know the price I've paid to be where I am.

It's really indescribable. All the hard work you put in and all the sacrifices.