The Miz Quotes

You get more negative reactions than positive reactions as you go through life, and the big lesson is nobody counts you out but yourself...I never have; I never will.

I need to have people doubting me, because that's when you dig deep and find out what you're made of.

Once you discover that you can, then you must. And it's not easy. You have to take direct steps. You really have to count your blessings and you have to make a decided effort to not get seduced by the blues.

Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.

Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.

All of us suffer difficulties in our lives. And if you say to yourself 'find a way,' you'll make it through.

I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test.

I'm stronger than I think I am. Mentally, physically.

It's still in my heart. I can do it.

I'm proud of the way I've dealt with setbacks. It's hard when you feel down and you think, 'Why is the world doing this to me?' But you have to pick yourself up again. That's what makes you a better athlete.

I'm a big believer in overcoming and achieving and doing things and not feeling sorry for yourself.

However you arrive at the ability to ignore self-doubt - if you can acquire it or possess it or find it or discover it - move beyond self-doubt.

In my life I had no other choice than to become a strong person.

You take yourself to a place where you've got absolutely nothing left and then you find out you have to push yourself one more step. That's a tough place to be in.

Don't give up. There are too many nay-sayers out there who will try to discourage you. Don't listen to them. The only one who can make you give up is yourself.

Go forward, knowing that you are greater than the challenges of your time.

It's almost impossible to break a losing streak on your own.

No matter what industry you're in, there will be naysayers. So you have to be your own champion.

You have to let fear go. Another lesson is you just have to believe in yourself; you just have to. There's no way around it. No matter how things are stacked against you, you just have to every time.

I'm not incapable of going through things.

I was a slightly overweight, spiky-fringed, rat's-tailed '80s girl who was just showing up. That's all I've ever really done to get here, just kept showing up. Even when I didn't want to. That's what I do.

To be able to know that I can push myself a little further than you think you can was so important. And that it's a mental barrier more than anything. You can break through it.

You can always be stronger.

It's really important, especially for young girls, to see that if you fall down, you get back up. If you get sick, you get back up. People are going to say what they want.

People could tell me I was not good at something and, even if I wasn't, I told myself I was.