Jorginho Quotes

Where I am right now I'm pretty good at. You know, I understand that there's a problem. I'm addressing it. I'm doing the work that I have to do.

I think without struggle, you can't grow as a person - I think you need that in your life.

It's tough, trying to get better.

Do not consider painful what is good for you.

You can't please everybody all the time, but I think for the most part we tend to maintain a healthy level of self-reference to kind of make sure we continue to push things forward.

It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.

One thing I've come to learn about myself is that I have to keep going.

People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

I question myself every day. That's what I still find motivating about this. I don't have the answers, I don't pretend that I do just because I won the match. Just keep fighting and maybe something good happens.

I can always see what I've done wrong. I'm always learning. I'm the perennial student.

I don't waste any time at all. I have no time at all for people who are being very negative or people who are very whiny or people who feel sorry for themselves. I tend to go to them and just say, you don't understand how incredible life is and how precious it is.

Someone said adversity builds character, but someone else said adversity reveals character. I'm pleasantly surprised with my resilience. I persevere, and not just blindly. I take the best, get rid of the rest, and move on, realizing that you can make a choice to take the good.

My personal philosophy would be don't whine, don't let opportunities pass you by, be willing to work hard, and remember that you don't know as much as you think you do, ever.

You make mistakes, but I don't have any regrets. I'm the kind of person who takes responsibility for it and deals with it. I learn from everything I do. I work very hard, I have so many things going on in my life. Get to know me and see who I am.

I endeavor to make the most of everything.

So you've got to test the envelope, find out what are your abilities and if you falter, pick yourself up and test it again. Otherwise, what is it all about, you know?

Achievers have an enabling attitude, realism, and a conviction that they themselves were the laboratory of innovation. Their ability to change themselves is central to their success. They have learned to conserve their energy by minimizing the time spent in regret or complaint. Every event is a lesson to them, every person a teacher.

I'm hard on myself, like, 'Oh, why did you say that?' But it helps me grow.

I need to get hit in the face. I need to get dropped hard before I can really circle the wagons and proceed. It breaks you out of being complacent, of being in your comfort zone.

If I make a mistake I try to use it as a lesson and try to improve on it.

I wanted to show my maturity. The criticism I got made me grow up. It motivated me.

I'm grateful for every opportunity. I learned the hard way.

My mentality is still the same. I have to continue to get better.

If something is going on and you are struggling, embrace it. You are growing.

I can always improve.