Hilary Knight Quotes

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a football player. So I achieved my dream.

So, from a very young age, my mom tells me that I wanted to be Michael J. Fox. I didn't want to be an actor. I just wanted to be Michael J. Fox for awhile. And then, I realized that he was an actor, so I pursued that.

I think about my goals. There were a lot of times in gymnastics when I really didn't want to go in and train, but you can't make it to the Olympics if you don't train!

I was very vocal about what I wanted to do at a very young age. I wanted to be inside of the television set. I didn't know being on TV was being an actor.

Every guy that I've talked to would love to have that opportunity to go, and I don't think there's one guy who's ever said that they don't want to go to the Olympics. That's a dream and something that very few people get to realize.

I want to prove that you can go to school and still chase your dream, too.

Inspiring people to look at their goals and go for that and believe in themselves is amazing.

It's unbelievable when I think back to when I was a kid that one day I would have achieved so much through boxing, and to think my teachers laughed at me when I said I was going to be a boxer.

I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.

The Olympics, as a little kid, it was such a big goal that I created for myself, and I was able to push through and make that happen.

You only have to believe that you can succeed, that you can be whatever your heart desires, be willing to work for it, and you can have it.

If you want somethin', go get it. Period.

If you have a dream, you can achieve that dream, you can achieve that goal. You just gotta go for it. But it also lets you know, that there is a price to pay.

Remember brick walls let us show our dedication. They are there to separate us from the people who don't really want to achieve their childhood dreams.

Don't stop chasing your dreams, because dreams do come true.

If my dreams can happen to me, your dreams can happen to you. Champions are not made on the track or field; champions are made by the things you accomplish and the way you use your abilities in everyday life situations.

A winner is a dreamer who never gives up

Life will get in the way. Count on it. Be prepared for it. Maintain focus and press on towards your goal.

I didn't expect it was going to be easy. But hard work is a lot easier to tolerate when it's something you want to do instead of something you have no choice about.

But for those people who might give up: Get real about what you want and go after it.

When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.

Other than a couple of moments in time, I always thought that, some way, I'm going to make it. I'm just going to make it. And I'm not going to give up. And I'm going to realize that dream. So, I never gave up. And I have realized the dream, and I enjoy every moment of every day.

I didn't mind basic training. It taught me that something that seems impossible at the start can be achieved.

Remember to always dream. More importantly, work hard to make those dreams come true and never give up.