Akon Quotes

Remember, success is not measured by heights attained but by obstacles overcome. We're going to pass through many obstacles in our lives: good days, bad days. But the successful person will overcome those obstacles and constantly move forward.

If anyone has followed my career, they know that there's been a lot of obstacles and a lot of ups and down through my career. But day in and day out, and in the square circle, I went out there and always did my best.

There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.

I have this drive to prove people wrong - people who thought I should give up or assumed I'd never get anywhere.

In my race, there's 10 hurdles, but in life, there is always a hurdle. There is always something you gotta get over, and it's what you do, you know.

I've gone through my trials and tribulations, and sure, it's gotten bumpy and all that, but I'm here. OK?

I overcame a lot of obstacles in my life and in my childhood.

You think about the artists I look at as icons, and you assume they were instantly embraced. That's usually not the case. In reality, they had to overcome a lot of noes to get where they wanted to be.

I beat the odds, and I beat the odds so many times.

I think we all face situations in life, where we are not sure if we will be able to make it. I have been through such experiences and for me, the real hero is the one who rises above obstacles.

You can all get what you want to get, and so my journey was to show you how many times along the way adversity has stared me right in the face, and I've looked it right back and said, 'No.'

I've always had to fight. Throughout my life, it's been a fight to get to where I am now.

I want people who go through tough times, hard times, or didn't have everything right-things didn't fall in their lap or go in their favor-to know that they can still achieve their dream and go to the highest of the highs.

There have been plenty of stories of people who go through adversity and had a bump in the road. The guys who persevere and continue to work hard, it turns out OK for them.

Being a champion is not just being a frontrunner and being ahead, but it's facing adversity.

Success isn't measured by what you achieve, it's measured by the obstacles you overcome.

Take It From Me: Life's a Struggle but You Can Win

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties.

You don't become enormously successful without encountering and overcoming a number of extremely challenging problems.

Some of my greatest pleasures have come from finding ways to overcome obstacles.

Being a successful person is not necessarily defined by what you have achieved, but by what you have overcome.

A friend told me 'I guess you gotta go through a lot of nightmares, before you finally, you know, accomplish your dreams.

You don't see the struggle part of a person's life. You only see the success they have.

Failure is but the longer road to triumph.

I feel you can be down and out but if you are determined, nothing can stop you from winning.