Jordan Pickford Quotes

By birth and upbringing, I think I'm emotionally resilient. I don't feel like I'm a depressive person.

My mother raised us to think that if we worked hard, and if we put our end of the bargain in, it would work out OK for us.

I think we all depend on a significant other, and we think if they leave me, I'll die. But that's not true. We're all much stronger than we think we are.

As someone who has faced as much disappointment as most people, I've come to trust not that events will always unfold exactly as I want, but that I will be fine either way.

My parents taught me to be optimistic and independent. They made me feel that I could do anything I set my mind to, which has really helped me. They didn't make allowances for me because of my height. I had to do everything my brother and sister had to do, including raising our animal menagerie that included cows and chickens.

A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.

I have been through a lot of ups and downs in life, both personally and professionally, and I discovered over the years that I have a lot of fortitude, and I got that from my dad.

My upbringing saved me.

Football helped me with confidence that I needed. It gave me a sense of independence and earning my own money and my own keep. That's what it served. It gave me the strength to be able to deal with rejection, politics, hard work, and being introduced to pain and embracing what's uncomfortable.

My mom raised me to be a strong person.

A good school teaches you resilience - that ability to bounce back.

I come from great stock. I didn't come from money. My parents both worked really hard to keep food on the table and give my sister and me opportunities to play sports and see what we were good at.

My mum was too busy raising four of us to encourage my hopes. But I'm glad I had the upbringing I did. It made me a worrier and a thoughtful, curious person.

Work hard. Laugh when you feel like crying. Keep an open mind, open eyes and an open spirit.

I don't walk around with fear. I walk around with strength. I believe in cause and effect.

When I was in high school, I used to have breakfast with my grandpa every morning. He instilled a lot of values in me: hard work, loyalty. He grew up during the Great Depression in Philly in poverty - he didn't have enough to eat as a kid. Sometimes his family would get kicked out of their apartment because they couldn't pay the rent.

My mother and father, Joe and Theresa Montana brought me along and taught me to never quit, and to strive to be the best.

I had an amazing childhood and always loved to sing and dance, but there were moments where I had ups and downs with my health that often tested me as it does many people. I've never hidden the fact that my health was sometimes not on my side, but I've never let it define me or deter me from my dreams.

I've had a nontabloid life because I had a really good family.

I'm glad I'm a strong person.

To be champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well.

Thankfully, I was given a strong base by my parents, an understanding of who I was and my strength.

Growing up in Oklahoma the way I did, and being raised the way I was raised by my parents, gave me such a strong foundation to go out into the world and fly, so to speak, the way I was able to do.

I think the secret to happiness is having a Teflon soul. Whatever comes your way, you either let it slide or you cook with it.

Strong beliefs win strong men, and then make them stronger.