Reggie Jackson Quotes

My job, my whole life, I've always had that kind of doubter, people have always doubted me. And I don't know how I would succeed without it. So I welcome it, and it gives me a challenge, and I will see if I can live up to my challenge.

I love it when people doubt me. It makes me work harder to prove them wrong.

I had a lot of negative comments, but it made me stronger and made me want to do more in my game. It made me more determined if anything.

I feel like I've been proving people wrong all my life.

That's something that drives me on - wanting to prove people wrong. Because the amount of people who have told me, 'no, you're not good enough.' A lot of people fall at that hurdle. But I just kept getting up and looking for that one person who said yes.

All the people who knock me down, only inspire me to do better.

I was told millions of times that I was never going to achieve what I set out to, but I decided to do it, and I did it.

One professor in college told me flat out I wasn't good enough to enter the creative writing program. I saved that letter and promised myself I would send it back to her when my first book came out.

There's always going to be someone out there who doesn't like what you do, doesn't like your style, your face. That's part of life. But I feed off that. I don't think I'd be where I am today if it wasn't for that. It puts a little fire in the belly, keeps me going so I can prove so many people wrong.

I've always had to prove myself to people growing up. I had to show them that I could do this and I could do that and paying no mind to what the critics said.

Every little bit of hate just gees me on to do better and prove them all wrong.

When people talk trash about me and doubt me, I just use it as motivation.

It takes an inner strength to succeed.

The more people that write me off, the stronger I get.

I suppose when people are criticising you and saying that you are not really worthy of going to such a club as Liverpool, it gives you a little bit more drive and more desire to prove them wrong. And that can only help you in the long run: make you a little bit tougher mentally.

There's a lot of people that hate on me, but I'm really willing to prove 'em wrong.

Any time that you're criticised, it drives you on, and you try to prove people wrong.

There are a lot of people who came out of adverse situations and made it. Use it as motivation. Use it to drive you.

That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.

There's always a new thing happening to me that's even more extraordinary, so pressure gets harder. But I like it when it's hard. Anyone can do it when it's easy. When it's hard and you can do it good, you're proud of yourself. There's going to be more pressure as the years go by, that's for sure. But I think I'm a hard worker and I'm ready for that. As long as I believe in what I'm doing, the pressure is okay with me.

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.

I've had a very unusual background in science - not the usual route of planning on being a scientist from age 3. I think my story shows that success is more about personal motivation and determination than it is about where you were born or what your economic status was.

When people keep telling you that you can't do a thing, you kind of like to try it.

I'll always use the negativity as more motivation to work even harder and become even stronger.

Some people have a tendency to get knocked down in this business and sulk and whine, and they just create a rod for their back, really. You have to have broad shoulders and get through it.