Anson Mount Quotes

I believe the reason for my early independence is sport, through which I learnt at an early stage to take care of myself and be disciplined.

I don't have a coach. I haven't had a coach for, like, years.

Children can become self-reliant and self-disciplined by being free to do what they want to do.

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

I've always been my own hitting coach.

I've never been good with structure - doing assignments for the sake of them or doing things I'm supposed to do.

I needed to grow up and do things all adults do. It was time to stop having everything spoon fed to me. It was about being independent.

I was always very independent and looked out for myself. I think that ability really helped me in later years both in sports and in theatre.

I like to work and it kind of keeps me in line, which is very good because I need that structure.

I was ironing my own clothes when I was 11 years old. My mental strength goes back to those days.

In college, the coaching staff does more work with you individually. But at the next level, you have to do it all by yourself.

I'm entirely self-taught, which I think is both a blessing and a curse.

I like training alone. Otherwise, I find I get too dependent on someone else for motivation.

I never borrowed money from Mom. I lived at home, but my parents never helped me. I worked hard and moved out. I treated my blog like a business; hard work is important.

I set my own personal goals; I'm not playing to satisfy fans.

If I was always doing my own thing, I would be bored out of my mind.

I just want to be able to do it all just because that's what life is.

I learned so much because I moved out of my mom's when I was 18. It teaches you to be responsible, to be independent.

Coming from college, where they tell you exactly what you have to do, and they tell you have to be at this at this time, you kind of get punishment for that. Now you're in the NFL, and you have to do it on your own.

I remember my dad telling me that if I wanted to start racing motocross, I had to get a job and pay for it myself. So I did. As soon as I was able to drive myself to work, I got into racing motocross at age 15.

I felt like it was time to set up my future, so I set a goal. My goal was independence.

Every young man should aim at independence and should prepare himself for a vocation; above all, he should so manage his life that the steps of his progress are taken without improper aids; that he calls no one master, that he does not win or deserve the reputation of being a tool of others, and that if called to public service he may assume its duties with the satisfaction of knowing that he is free to rise to the height of his opportunity.

I train myself. I don't have trainers who want hundreds of thousands of dollars to train me. I hire who I want to put the grease on my face, to rub my neck and rub my back, to take my mouthpiece out and rinse it off and put the mouthpiece back in. And then I go about my business. And if they want to say something, they can give me little reminders. All you need are reminders. You don't need 'big-time' trainers.

My parents are very conservative. They taught me the value of hard work - don't depend on other people, do it yourself.

Sometimes people need a kick in the pants to get them to do what they would be doing if government weren't there as a perpetual parent.