Kobe Bryant Quotes

Sometimes, my self-doubt became self-limiting.

At first I wasn't sure that I had the talent, but I did know I had a fear of failure, and that fear compelled me to fight off anything that might abet it.

However you arrive at the ability to ignore self-doubt - if you can acquire it or possess it or find it or discover it - move beyond self-doubt.

We feel a lot of pressure about looking silly or appearing weak, whatever that means, or being a failure. You have to keep in your head: what's the worst that can happen?

Every time I act on a fear, I feel disappointed in myself. I have a lot of fear. If I can quit all fear in my life and all guilt, then I tend to be much, much more living up to my standards. I've never seen a person fail if they didn't fear failure.

I wish I had more confidence.

Every individual suffers from the fear of failure, but you can change your destiny only when you overcome it.

I'm full of self-doubt. I doubt everything I do. Everything I do is a failure.

Fear of failure is caused by lack of self-esteem and confidence. Dealing with fear is the key to super success.

Every day, I walk the streets with my head held high, but deep down inside, sometimes I'm like, 'I just hope I can get through the day.'

Every time I put myself out there, I get rejected.

I'm terrorized by a fear of failure. Failure is always there.

One thing I learned about that I always knew about myself - that I always been afraid of myself.

When I started writing, I said, 'I don't know how to do this. I don't know if it sounds good.' Coming from being an underdog or being told that something wasn't for you over and over repeatedly, it took a lot out of me. It took a lot of my self-confidence.

If you are afraid to fail, you will never succeed.

If you're afraid to fail, then you're probably going to fail.

I think you're not a human being unless you have doubts and fears.

I'm not scared of anything in particular, but I am motivated by a fear of failure as opposed to a need to succeed.

The thing that helped me come to terms with performing was an anxiety, a desperation for acceptance. There was never enough positive motivation in my life.

Failure isn't an option. I've erased the word 'fear' from my vocabulary, and I think when you erase fear, you can't fail.

If you fall during your life, it doesn't matter. You're never a failure as long as you try to get up.

I'm sick of not having the courage to be an absolute nobody.

Failure seldom stops you. What stops you is the fear of failure.

I think my whole life, because of where I came from, I had a fear of failure.

I've seen a lot of women give up after they've had three or four bad gigs in a row. It's very difficult to learn not to take nasty heckles personally.