Ryan Howard Quotes

Getting comments like that from even the young people at the shows who probably aren't singers, the girls who just tell me that I'm an inspiration to them, for one reason or another.

I just get the impression that everyone is willing me to succeed.

Everybody I talked to - from my friends to my family and some of the players - really gave me a lot of support from the start. And that certainly made me feel good about trying to come back and be one of the best again.

When the team is doing well, you go with the flow. You get confidence, and you just build on that.

You need people to encourage you along the way, both during your success and failures, because there will be both.

The initial two or three wins that you get really give you a surge in confidence. That helps for the following games.

My fans have been supportive. Their love has pushed me to do better in life.

Arsene Wenger gave me the belief to keep working and competing. He was not talking to me every day, 'I believe in you,' but it was every now and again. The right amount.

I like it when you're in good form, you keep going and everything works out well.

Once you get a couple good plays, you get confidence and it carries over.

It feels good to have people who support you and back you and believe in you.

Surround yourself with people who support you. Find champions.

You get confidence when you get on a roll. When you are not struggling, and you get your players back, it is bound to make everyone feel better about themselves.

You should always encourage people. The worst that can happen is that they fail.

It's amazing what a little encouragement can do.

When you are playing well, the players play with more confidence, sometimes without changing anything.

Each big play is always a confidence-booster.

Thank God there were a couple of people in my life who said, "Go on, go on - you can do it!

Who really benefits from discouragement? More often than not, encouragement is exactly what is needed.

Everybody needs encouragement, even when things are going well.

I am excited about this. We've got half of our goal. I'd love to see us get a little bit more than half our goal and not be so deeply into this thing going into Sunday, but I feel good about everything.

I think we're in good hands. There's definitely much more momentum in bringing in good things to help support the show. Everyone's got a good attitude about it and I think that makes all the difference.

I felt that I did have the crowd behind me. That obviously helps a lot.

There were the people that believed in me when I was walking around Spanish Harlem, saying that I was going to be a Hollywood actress. They were like, 'Yeah, you could do it!'

One good step breeds another one.