Vincent Kompany Quotes

Whether I'm running, working, relating, parenting, learning - whatever I'm doing, I want to surround myself with people who push me.

I never really do the New Year's Resolution thing. I kind of just try to stay focused, not get too distracted, and do the best I can. And that's something I like to tell myself every year around New Year's.

Don't waste a moment of energy looking around at what other people are doing.

The people who work with me know how focused I am, and so I would advise people who are not concerned with me to rather focus on themselves instead of focusing on my focus.

I continuously go further and further learning about my own limitations, my body limitation, psychological limitations. It's a way of life for me.

I am growing and learning. There's so much more that I want to accomplish and do. I'm gonna do it at whatever pace it happens. I'm not trying to rush anything or slow anything down.

I've had to learn and discipline myself that I'm much happier and much less depressed if I give myself a project. It's just that simple.

The willingness to keep learning is, I think, the most important thing about trying to be good at anything. You never want to stop learning.

Although in skating you compete with other people, anyone who achieves a certain level of success is first and foremost competing against themselves. And for me the idea that I could always do better, learn more, learn faster, is something that came from skating. But I carried that with me for the rest of my life.

Great is the study that brings us into action.

I think we all have demons, but my demons aren't that bad. They're productive demons. They keep me focused on the man I want to be and the life I want to live.

I think you should always push yourself to want to grow and learn more and be inspired and develop.

A self-defined challenge is an irresistible teacher.

It's important for me to keep improving.

I just kind of try to go out and focus on what I've got to do to get myself better.

I just really work hard on myself every day.

I'm constantly trying to become the best. That's kind of how I'm driven. Sometimes I'm not. I kind of focus on when I'm not than when I am. That's probably something I need to switch.

I'm always trying to improve.

Obviously when you challenge yourself you learn a lot about yourself, and ultimately you're going to get better in whatever field.

I've been studying myself because I always want to improve.

I feel like going to class every morning is so humbling. You're always working to improve, and you're always being critiqued on your next performance. It's not about what you've done. There's always room to grow.

With a little study you'll go a long ways, and I wish you'd start now

There is no greater education than one that is self-driven.

One of the by-products of being a perfectionist and constantly trying to improve myself are sobering feelings of low-grade anxiety and a nagging sense of inadequacy. But this is not anxiety without a purpose. No, this anxiety keeps me humble. It creates a healthy tension that serves as the catalyst that drives me to fulfill my limited potential.

I want to learn and challenge myself and grow.