Quotes About Self-assurance

I'm not going to worry about proving people wrong. My goal isn't to prove people wrong. You can't worry about what other people say.

I was a much better player in Europe than I was in the N.B.A., and lot of that had to do with feeling comfortable psychologically and believing in myself.

Interviews and public opinion about me never mattered. I know exactly who I am.

So I don't think I'm gonna pull my head into my shell just because a bunch of people start acting like idiots.

You just have to kind of roll with the punches and say, 'Think what you want to think. I know who I am.'

Guys are going to talk. We're going to respond... they aren't going to punk us. Not me. They're not going to punk Tristan Thompson.

A big part of fixing AOL is getting AOL to believe in itself.

I believe in myself and maybe people take that as cocky and flash but in this game you have to believe in yourself or you won't get anywhere.

You can always draw as well as you know how to. I flatter myself that I feel more than I express on canvas; but I know that is not so.

I haven't always been good at flirting, but I've learned that flirting is all about confidence. I don't think it's about being sexy at all; it's just about having enough confidence to walk up to somebody and have a conversation with them.

I always had this in my head that I could play in this league, that I'm good enough... but of course you have to prove that on the floor.

I'm not focused on what other people think of me.

If I have to be focused and watch what I say, then I have to be comfortable.

If you feel good about what you put on your face - or body - that's really putting your best foot forward.

When I'm out on the football field, I have so much confidence in what I'm doing.

I have always believed in myself. As a footballer, it is essential to have that belief.

Fortunately, I've always had self-belief.

Frankly speaking, if I care what people write, whether it is positive or negative, I believe, personally, I'm on the wrong path.

I have always had confidence and known what I am capable of. So it is frustrating when you are not showing everyone.

The more I become comfortable in my own skin, I think the funnier I become.

Sooner or later, those who win are those who think they can.

Convincing yourself doesn't win an argument.

I am disappointed when I don't win, because I want to believe I can win on every horse I ride, which is a ridiculous thing to think. Even if I'm on a horse that I have woken up thinking has no chance, by the time I've reached the course, I'll have convinced myself that it can win and will be disappointed if it doesn't.

If you talk to somebody else, they can say whatever they want about you, but I'm pretty secure with what I've done and my fights. Win or lose, it's all experience, and it shapes the person you are and the instructor you are.