Christian Eriksen Quotes

I don't really think about recognition; I'm not really involved.

My only sure reward is in my actions, not from them.

I don't like to do something just to prove I can do it.

It isn't important to me how people respond to my work.

I've said it lots of times before, I play for myself, so I'm not worried about other people's expectations.

I do this for the sake of myself. It's a selfish process. I don't really have any expectations from anyone for your comments or your reviews or your previews.

It all has to come from inside, though, I guess.

The thing is, if you're in this world, you have to do things for yourself, not for others, because everyone will judge you for anything.

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.'

Popularity isn't an objective in itself. I'm not in this game.

You make you work for yourself. It's the feeling of, 'If nobody ever saw it, that'd be fine, too.'

I've had to wean myself away to make sure that any choices I make are grounded in myself rather than the seeking of approval.

It is all about quality of life and being proud of what I do. I need me to be me.

I know what's good enough for me. I know what makes me happy.

I skate just to satisfy my own desire and not care about other people's desire for me to do well.

If I had to live my life in anticipation of what others thought of me, little would get done.

You can get totally messed up trying to please everyone with what you do, but ultimately, you have to please yourself.

The work must be its own reward. I got that early on. And I'm blessed by meeting my own standards of excellence.

I take none of that to heart. I don't feel like there's anything that I need to do for anybody else. I want to win bad enough for myself anyway, that nothing anybody can say can make me want to win any more.

If people like what I do, fine. If they don't, fine.

The only real influence I've ever had was myself.

My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it.

I'm not driven by being understood.

I don't make decisions for money or popularity. I do things because they're right for me, and they're interesting and challenging.

No one can make me work harder than I do, so I'm generally not interested in who I am competing with.