Underdogs! We all want the underdog to prevail and succeed! But why does the underdog that’s in competition with their unliked nemesis (the top dogs) so highly rooted for?
Could it be because they are the people who are most likely be seen to lose, the people that seem like outcasts or are different? These could be the people who have nothing, suffer from self-doubt, or they have the Mr. nice guy syndrome or were the most bullied in high school.
Being an underdog archetype can sometimes set one back on the sidelines while we watch everyone else play the game and become heroes. But if you consider yourself an underdog and you’re currently watching on the sidelines, then it’s time to get in the game, kick some ass and succeed in your life’s mission that only you can do!
So put on your super hero’s costume, because you’re about to get inspired with…
25 Underdog Quotes That Will Inspire Success!
#1. With but few exceptions, it is always the underdog who wins through sheer willpower. -Johnny Weissmuller
#2. In my mind, I always think of myself as an underdog type. -Zooey Deschanel
#3. I’m a big fan of the misunderstood, the vilified, the underdog, the breaking of myths.– Dominic Monaghan
#4. “The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened.” ―
#5. I am the underdog, and I want to prove that one can follow one’s dreams despite all the flaws and setbacks. -Winnie Harlow
#6. “A winning mindset can transform an underdog into a champion, conqueror, an achiever. You’re a mindset away from winning your battles!” – Assegid Habtewold
#7. “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”. -Khalid
#8. “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds”.-Albert Einstein
#9. ” It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”-Mark Twain
#10. “Being gifted means facing the next level of depth without ever being repulsed by the curse that comes with the magic of being different.” –Curtis Tyrone Jones
#11. ” Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”- John D. Rockefeller
#12. “Everybody likes the underdog because everybody feels like the underdog. No matter how successful you are, you always think, No one’s being nice enough to me”!– Kate Beckinsale
#13. “To stand out from the crowd requires you to stand up and stand for what you believe in.”-
#14. “I’m very competitive by nature. And I like to be the underdog – It’s the best way to win. To come from behind and win is a great feeling”! -Zac Efron
#15. “With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable.”- Thomas Fowell Buxton
#16. “Why are you going to choose failure when success is an option?” – Jillian Michaels
#17. “The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.”-Albert Einstein
#18. “Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. “- John R Wooden
#19. “Don’t ever undersell yourself for the benefits of others, the right people will rise with you and the wrong people will fall beneath you. Never be afraid to shine your light.” – Emmy Love
#20. “I realized that my strength was being different.”– Betsey Johnson
#21. “Don’t let the people who talk behind your back drag you down. They are behind you for a reason”.-Unknown.
#22. ” More powerful than the will to win is the courage to begin.” –Orrin Woodward
#23. “Victory is a thousand times sweeter when you’re the underdog.”-Jenny Han
#24. “The underdog will always rise” – Unknown
#25. “The underdog is a person that’s at risk, a person that has a lot of big trials you have to overcome. I mean, that was my life. ” – Chris Harris, Jr.
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