- I believe anyone can achieve their dreams. Most people don't suffer from a lack of intelligence, but rather from a lack of belief in themselves. It is not external obstacles that define people but how they deal with those obstacles. Most people create their own obstacles and design their own failure because they do not believe they truly deserve success.
- One must have a clear vision of where they are going if they are to achieve their goals. You can't win a race if you don't know where the finish line is.
- To me, failure is part of the experience of life. Failure helps you improve and become the best you can be. I have never been afraid to fail, so I have never been afraid to try.
- One thing that really drives me or lights a fire in me is when people underestimate me or wish for me to fail. This usually comes from people's insecurity about themselves. It has been said, that those who are successful either don't hear such negativity or it pushes them even further. I know that for a lot of people, hearing criticism or negativity gets them down. For me it's the opposite, when people criticize me, or want me to fail, it shows me that they are jealous and that I must be doing something right. It gives me a high. If I wasn't making progress they wouldn't have a reason to care. Growing up in a small town, I was used to hearing people tell me I couldn't or wouldn't achieve something, and then prove them wrong. From then on it has always lit a fire under me. I am definitely at my best and most focused when people wish for me to fail. And the fact that I am like that, seems to drive them even crazier. I believe that if someone is wasting their energy and time trying to hold you back, it means they are jealous and you are a threat to their ego.
- If you're going to play, play to win!
- I'm too busy working on myself than to criticize anybody else.
- One thing I learned through this whole experience is what it is truly like to face death at a young age. The doctor came in and told me that if I hadn't gotten to the hospital when I did I would be dead. They prepared me for surgery almost instantly. I asked the doctor in private my chances and it was not that promising. You really can't prepare yourself for a moment like that. Let me say, I have no desire to die and I did not have a desire to die, but I also had to face a real possibility. I guess you really don't know how you will react until that moment. I didn't cry, or feel sorry for myself. I did cry for my loved ones. The biggest thing that crossed my mind is that I looked back on all I have done: moving to California, making movies, TV shows, doing the GSP doc, competing in bodybuilding, pretty much living life on my terms; and because I did that I was at peace. If it were my time then I could accept it. I feel in the future this will continue to be how I live my life. IF you are unhappy with your life or not doing what you want I think you should consider whether you would have regrets on your death bed. In those moments you really have no one else to answer to but yourself. Please please please do not stay in a job, relationship, life that you are unhappy with. Life really is too short. Pursue your dreams. Life is short
- If I hadn't gone in for surgery I would be dead. When I asked the surgeon probability of death from surgery he said it was very high, but 100% if I don't have it. I actually thought when he said this I was going to die that night and came to terms with it. Told my family my wishes. Very creepy experience but I've done many things I wanted to and have had a blessed life so I could have accepted it.
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