I was a guy who showed up for work and took the chance for finding out whether I could do it or not... I'd like to think I made my success not at the expense of anyone. Success was accidental.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Someone once pulled me aside and said it was all right to succeed, and I realised that I knew what failure felt like, but I didn't know what success felt like. I've carried that with me ever since.
I've always had to have some kind of failure before I was successful.
When I became successful, I put up a caution. I didn't think it was fair to have the shadow of that kind of success thrown on my family. And I was cautious about being taken by things that could destroy you.
If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a lack of success, to discourage me I cannot see any way in which I would ever have made progress.
During my career several people have tried to push me out the door... Nobody has succeeded yet.
There's no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you about it?
I can't say I'm surprised I was successful. I was determined - and I got it.
I had a very strong desire to be successful at something.
My success was due to good luck, hard work, and support and advice from friends and mentors. But most importantly, it depended on me to keep trying after I had failed.
I've always known I would be a success, but I was surprised at the way it came.