Quotes About Encouragement

I have an elder brother who adores me and pushed me towards my goal. He just said 'go out and play.'

Since I was small, my dad and I have always been friends. He was never really hard on me. He never really pushed me to basketball.

A lot of people throughout my life didn't believe in me, but I have a great support system - my mom, my dad, my AAU coach, Kevin Dockery - I just have a great support system of people who really pushed me and brought the best out of me.

There's been a lot of good people in Cincinnati who have pushed me, my wife and my family to be better people, and we're grateful for that.

If I hadn't had the music teacher I had in high school and she hadn't really pushed me and taken that extra step, I wouldn't have been quite as motivated.

Michel Roux Jr is like an older brother to me and he constantly pushed me to learn - even when I was young and I probably didn't appreciate what he was doing for me.

In my mind, I think Lacey Evans and I work great together. She always pushes me to the best of my abilities. When we can come together I feel like we're a very dominant team.

And it's beautiful - the man that I married has never ever put just a limit on to what I could do and would do as a woman, as his wife, as a mommy. He actually pushes me out the door a little sometimes more than I wanted him to.

If there's somebody pushing you, you're going to be more energized.

Everybody enjoys each other's success. We are always pushing each other to get better on the field and off the field, helping each other out in the nets or in the gym. That's the most important thing.

Somebody we never talk about is Stephanie McMahon. She is such a huge power influence in our company. She is always pushing us to go the limit, and she doesn't take much credit for what she's done.

I think one of the big things with Jonathan and me is that, you know, we love to compete, but it's not a matter of competition to knock each other down. It's a matter of pushing each other to do better. And we've always been like that our whole life.

I think we'll all keep pushing each other, which is a great thing.

I learned from my mom to always keep pushing yourself.

My mother is quite a woman. She would push me, and when I got tired of her pushing, I'd say: 'Leave me alone. Don't push so much.'

Having a head coach pushing you is definitely a plus.

I wasn't happier for anyone more than Vic Fangio. He deserved to be a head coach, in my opinion. I was really pulling for him and pushing him whenever I got a chance.

I still run into a lot of people from Memphis, all around the NBA. I feel like they're with me every game. I feel their love, their support, their pushing. I know they still cheer for me. They let me know they cheer for me. And there's a part of them with me in every game I play.

When you have the right type of people pushing you, man, I tell you what it really helps. It gets your momentum going forward.

I wasn't a pushy parent - you have to let children be who they want to be.

A good manager doesn't put pressure on his players.

If we keep continuously putting up good at-bats, the next guy will come through.

The fact that people really support me and want the kids and I to do well... is flattering.

Dad always encouraged my singing, so when 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' was a hit in the States, I flew my parents to New York first-class to see me, put them up at the Waldorf Astoria, then they sailed home on the QE2.