Nipsey Hussle Quotes

I struggled to get through high school. I didn't get to go to college. But it made me realize you can do anything if you want to bad enough.

If America had a motto, it would be pull yourself up by the bootstraps, work harder than the next guy, have a goal and achieve it.

Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.

Everyone has egos, and you want to come out on top. You have to pick yourself up and go at it again.

You know, it sounds corny, but I believe in myself. And I work hard.

You can make your own way. It's about getting out there and not letting rejection get you down.

You know, you do need mentors, but in the end, you really just need to believe in yourself.

Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.

In spite of my lack of education, I didn't lack direction.

Nothing was ever handed to me. My hope is that when people read my story, it will inspire them to reach for their goals and not give up. The real story is this: if I can do it, you can, too.

Luke Cage isn't going to throw a pity party for himself. He literally says to himself, 'This is the world I'm in. These are the circumstances I have.' He's a self-made man. He's trying to continuously build, and that's what's interesting about him. He's a work in progress.

Anything is possible. My background is a bad background, but a lot of people said I couldn't do it. You can do anything if you put your mind to it.

I struggle with my training sometimes. The thing I look at is if you keep getting up and moving forward, you'll be successful. That's the way I've lived my life. I'm not going to stop doing something because somebody says it's time. I'm going to stop it when my body says it's over or the fans say, 'we're done watching you.'

This is my journey. If I fall, I have to pick myself up. If I'm not getting the playing time I want, it's up to me to figure out why.

To me, I'll always be the skinny, 5-foot-6 eighth-grader on the YMCA court, trying to get grown men to choose me for pickup games. It wasn't always easy. And that's what drives me.

I like who I am. I'm different. I work really hard just to be where I am, and I know I'm not gonna stop doing that.

I'm about working, getting better, and proving people wrong.

I make my own opportunities no matter what.

You have to believe in yourself, challenge yourself, and push yourself until the very end; that's the only way you'll succeed.

Nobody gave me anything. I conquered everything. And I gave them a lot more than they gave me back.

Do not whine... Do not complain. Work harder. Spend more time alone.

God helps only those who are prepared and determined to help themselves.

I'm gonna fight, and I'm gonna make something out of nothing. That's pretty much the American dream. So, for me, the realization that I could speak to people like that came first on a small scale. Then it just started happening. I started having this vibration.

I'm constantly reminding myself that the world owes us nothing. We have to make our way and we have to work hard, persevere and make our own way in the world because the world isn't waiting for us, so let's let the world know we are here.

No one ever taught me how to shave; no one ever sat down to watch a Braves game with me. I paid for Yale myself, I lived by myself, I taught myself how to play the guitar. I did this all on my own.