Quotes About Determination

Age has nothing to do with doing new things. If you have it in you, then you will be able to do it. It's about your will power.

To me, when you're not as hungry to train hard and learn new things and get better as you once were, I think it's time to stop.

I want to show everyone that you can do what you want, don't be afraid to try new things.

You need new ways to keep motivating yourself, and creative ways are part of the formula.

When I came to Bayern, I was a second-division player. For me it was a new world.

I don't believe in New Year's resolutions. I think if you want to change something, change it today and don't wait until the New Year.

Motivation levels differ person to person, as does the time since failing new year resolutions.

In New York City, the meek don't inherit the earth. The big mouth does.

I went to New York City to Columbia University, and with the first directing exercise, I knew I was a director.

I didn't grow up, really, in the film business, even though my parents are both artists. I grew up in New York City. They would never put me into acting. I just kind of wanted it, and I told them that.

My mom moved to New York City alone with a kid on each hip to try to live an authentic artistic life.

To get 'The Greatest Showman' greenlit, we had to get everyone into New York City to hear a read through, where we'd read through the script and sing it.

If I'm writing books, I'm a 'New York Times' bestseller - how do I do it all? I don't know.

I never set out to do this - getting to No. 1 in the 'New York Times' bestseller list wasn't even a pipedream.

I'm just not gonna let up until I know I've done absolutely everything I can for New Yorkers.

The bosses at Newcastle basically decided they didn't want me. Ultimately, there isn't anything you can do about that. The only thing you can do is move on. But I don't think I've anything to prove.

Coming to manage Newcastle was never going to be easy. But there was never a side to me that thought, 'Oh no, I do not want that.'

If you're not competitive, if you're not out to make a mark, you shouldn't be in the news business.

I don't know how my parents ever paid for my dance classes when I was little. We even had to line our shoes with newspaper when there were holes in them because we couldn't afford to get them soled.

The newspapers were always against me in the beginning because they thought I was depriving people of what they wanted.

When I graduated from college, I tried my hardest to get a job at an accounting firm, and it just wasn't meant to be. I ended up delivering pizzas and newspapers. I knew my life was cracked up to be a little more.

Seeing my name in the newspapers after winning the national junior championship motivated me to win more medals and I have never looked back since then.

I've always believed no matter how many shots I miss, I'm going to make the next one.

You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can't, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don't give up.