Amari Cooper Quotes

I've always been a workhorse, and I've been supporting myself since I was 15.

You have to be concerned with yourself because if you're not on it all the time, nobody else is going to be.

I was born to sell it as a kid. I think it's partially innate, and partly it's because my parents were always very clear: if I needed anything that wasn't a necessity, I was going to have to save my money and buy it myself. That meant not only did I have to buy basketball shoes, but I had to figure out how to pay for college as well.

Being independent isn't as flashy as a lot of people may think. It's a lot of hard work; its a lot of investing your own money. And to creatively time to make your day work - it's on you to make it work, and no one else.

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.

What the majority of American children needs is to stop being pampered, stop being indulged, stop being chauffeured, stop being catered to. In the final analysis, it is not what you do for you children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings.

He who would be well taken care of must take care of himself.

If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.

By the age of 9 or 10, I knew that I had to cut my own cloth and make my own way.

The big things I've had are things I bought myself.

I wasn't sheltered or spoiled. All the money I made, I made myself.

There's only one law you gotta follow to keep outta trouble. Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doin' it.

My dad was pretty old school. I've had a job since I can remember, and it's not like he was like, 'Hey, what kind of car do you want?' My first car was a '91 Ford Crown Victoria that was $1,000. And I had to buy every car after that. I had to do it all.

I don't pay to have my dirty work done for me. I do it myself.

I'm the type of person that doesn't like to wait for people to do things for me, and I never want to feel stuck. Why sit around and be like, 'I wish my label would book me some studio time,' if I can just buy my own studio equipment and figure out how to run Pro Tools and record it myself?

Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

Do everything yourself.

My mother told me to raise my kids with calculated neglect. They get their self-worth from doing what they can do and not having everything done for them.

I'm my own salesman. I can't let anybody do anything for me.

I always had to have a job in the summer when I was at school. It was about teaching me, and my brother and sisters, a good work ethic and making sure we knew there were no handouts. We had to find our own way in this world.

I don't need to be motivated by anybody. Never have.

A lot of people tell me a lot of things about my conduct, my game, my future... but I try to stay away from their words of wisdom. I don't let it distract me. On the field, you will be facing the ball alone. If you fail, you will the only one to blame. So, you should be the one deciding for yourself.

I work hard and support myself.

No, I think it taught me to be independent and never expect a handout and never wait for anybody to hand you anything in any aspect of my life.

When you're working for yourself and your own obsession with finding the truth, you're at your own mercy.