Shaun Livingston Quotes

I'm one of the most optimistic persons in the world. I always believed that - there's another shot, another chance. In boxing, I never gave up. I kept trying, kept trying. Even when things seemed so dim, I continued to push forward to make something happen in my favor.

At one point in my 20s, I was about to quit acting. I'd had a crappy couple of years and I was depressed. My mom said, 'Don't give up! You'll be so mad at yourself.'

I took opportunities and made it work because I worked harder than everybody else. That's really where 'Stay Hyped' came from, that's my mantra because it's about always being up and being ready to go. That's what I've always had to do.

The amount of negativity I hear on a daily basis is unbelievable. But that's the kind of stuff you have to tune out, focus, stick with your vision and keep plugging every day.

I believe that everyone has good days and bad days, but you can't let the bad times beat you down.

When you have someone better ahead of you, you accept it and try to turn the situation around.

Make an obstacle an opportunity, make a negative a positive.

I just want to say, 'Go work! It doesn't matter what it is. Work begets work. Just go!'

The biggest hurdle is rejection. Any business you start, be ready for it. The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is the successful people do all the things the unsuccessful people don't want to do. When 10 doors are slammed in your face, go to door number 11 enthusiastically, with a smile on your face.

Everyone has egos, and you want to come out on top. You have to pick yourself up and go at it again.

You not supposed to feel down over whatever happen to you. I mean, you're supposed to use whatever happen to you as some type of upper, not a downer.

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

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.

I think it's really important to keep on staying motivated.

You can make it if you try, push a little harder, think a little deeper.

Positive anything is better than negative nothing.

I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

You choose to be happy, and in life we have as many good days as bad days. I try to find and record those songs that pull you through the bad days, and keep you believing that the good days are just around the corner.

'Give up... it's time to quit,' I don't think I've ever really accepted those kinds of words in my life or vocabulary.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

For me it was just important to play my game and believe until the end. Even now, Venus is not in the top 10, but you can still feel she can be back again.

It's always tough when you lose - you've worked so hard for that moment and it hasn't gone the way you wanted. But you have to realise there's always a bright side, you have to pick yourself up and get ready for the next game.

I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will.

Never lose the childlike wonder. Show gratitude... Don't complain; just work harder... Never give up.