Andrew Flintoff Quotes

I may not be perfect, but I'm trying.

I think secretly I've realized after my time on the planet that I have no control over what people feel about me or need from me, so I just have a more laid-back approach in my apologies.

I'll never be immune to criticism, and that's okay, and I'm very comfortable with that.

I just don't take myself as seriously anymore. But as a result of that, I am taking myself more seriously. My ego has gone on holiday, and it can't get a flight back home.

I really believe I'm no different from anyone else. I just had a few challenges I had to learn from at a very early age.

To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people's views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it's also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do - bad or good.

The older I've got, the easier I've found it to accept myself. I think I've finally learnt not to beat myself up so much.

I don't think I was a failure. I just wasn't a success.

And again, hast thou valued Patience, Courage, Perseverance, Openness to light; readiness to own thyself mistaken, to do better next time

You cannot control another human being, and you just have to learn to go with the flow and laugh at yourself, in whatever capacity.

I am not a perfect 10 anymore. I can only try my best.

I'm not gonna get it all right, but I take my victories, as small as they are.

I'm getting older and I'm just coming to terms that I'm stuck with me so I better try to like myself.

I think when you get to that point in your life where you're the first to laugh at yourself, you're at the best place of your life.

I know I'm not perfect.

The truth is, you have a much richer life if you somehow lead one that you can hold together.

I'm not perfect, but I strive for it.

I have not changed with the accomplishments. I've remained the same. If I had changed, great. You know, but I haven't.

You know, once you have been through a certain amount of things in life, you definitely grow more comfortable with yourself.

Laugh at yourself - a lot. My mum taught me not to take myself too seriously.

It's not a gift of mine, but one given to me, to be able to criticise myself and not be crushed, by myself or by others.

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

I used to let a lot of unimportant things bother me. I don't anymore. Right now, things are going great in my life. It used to be when that happened, I would be waiting for something to go wrong. Now I don't expect that - if something negative does happen, I'll deal with it, learn from it and realize it is the way it is supposed to be.

I'm grateful for my lines of wisdom. Of course, there are days when I think: 'Oh my gawd, I look a bit tired.' But I can pull it together if I have to.

I don't see in myself any perfection.