Anthony Bennett Quotes

I've always had to prove myself to people growing up. I had to show them that I could do this and I could do that and paying no mind to what the critics said.

I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn't play in the NBA. There's always somebody saying you can't do it, and those people have to be ignored.

I had teachers who said I was not good enough. So, I said I will become good enough. So I became this guy who became obsessed to become good enough. Now I sit down and tell people who I was. Now, I say, 'Do you know who I am?'

There was times when I was bullied about dancing and stuff. But you couldn't hit me hard enough to stop me from doing it.

I'm going to keep proving people wrong because I have a lot of people to prove wrong, a lot of doubters.

I never listened to people who said I wasn't going to make it.

You’ve got to worry about the next play…Keep believing because people aren’t always going to like you but you have to believe in the people around you…You’re going to get knocked down but it’s how many times you get back up.

When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it.

A long time ago when I was very little, I dreamed about being on stage. Some people told me I would never be able to do it, so I only paid attention to those who told me that I could.

So many times, people told me I can't do this or can't do that. My nature is that I don't listen very well. I'm very determined, and I believe in myself. My parents brought me up that way. Thank God for that. I don't let anything stand in my way.

I always joke about letting the haters motivate you. Everybody has that in their life, people who doubt them or make them feel less than they are. It just takes faith and belief in yourself, and you've got to dig deep into that. That has to come from you - nobody's going to give you that.

I was always told that I was too small, too skinny, too slow, not tough enough, and I never ever believed what people told me.

I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.

There's always going to be someone out there who doesn't like what you do, doesn't like your style, your face. That's part of life. But I feed off that. I don't think I'd be where I am today if it wasn't for that. It puts a little fire in the belly, keeps me going so I can prove so many people wrong.

When things are difficult, you have to be sure of who you are and what you want to achieve.

I am used to people underestimating me.

A lot of people underestimated me, and I'm used to that.

I've experienced industry politics and... people telling me I'm never going to make it. I'll never listen. I'm doing me.

People said I wouldn't be in the NBA. People said I wouldn't be a starting center, this, that and the other. I just prove people wrong.

There's never been a point when I've questioned myself. If I've ever had a setback at a club I've always made it my mission to show why I should be in the team instead of dwelling on it.

My entire life I've proved that I'm able to overcome people's negativity toward me.

I feel every time I score I prove people wrong. People doubt me all the time. They do that to all players but for me it's, 'He's too slow, he's too old.' It annoys those people every time I score and it drives me on.

I've had times when layups didn't go in, you start second-guessing yourself. It's how you come at it and how you react to it.

Just because you miss shots, you can't doubt yourself. It's easier said than done.

One of the first coaches I worked with on the national team told me that I was too skinny, too puny, and had no natural acceleration. He said I'd be better off looking for another facet of sport to follow. That was a really, really bad moment. For a long time, I felt as if my dad was the only one who had faith in me.