Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.
Interpretation
Jackie Chan emphasizes the importance of hard work and dedication in achieving success.
In this quote, Jackie Chan highlights the role of relentless effort and commitment in his rise to fame. He suggests that while others may rest, he chose to push himself further, emphasizing that success is often the result of consistent hard work rather than just talent or luck.
In practice
In a motivational speech about achieving personal goals.
American stuntmen are smart - they think about safety. When they do a jump in a car, they calculate everything: the speed, the distance... But in Hong Kong, we don't know how to count. Everything we do is a guess. If you've got the guts, you do it. All of my stuntmen have gotten hurt.
One thing I did pick up from Cannonball Run was the use of bloopers and outtakes under the final credits, which I've done in all my movies since.
Martial arts is not for hurting people, it's for protecting people.
Martial arts is for defense. It's not for attacking. So when people are fighting, always, always, defend.
We learn martial arts as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You're always helping people.
In the past when I was in Hollywood, I was like a dog. I felt humiliated. My English was not good. People would even ask me 'Jackie Who?'.
Every achiever that I have ever met says, 'My life turned around when I began to believe in me'.
You can't control what the other athlete is going to do; you can't control anything except for your competition and how you execute the race or how you execute the task.
Do everything you need to do to keep the passion alive and never forget that it is a privilege to do what you love.
No matter how carefully you plan your goals they will never be more than pipe dreams unless you pursue them with gusto.
When you take the people who most need work and connect them with the work that most needs doing, you save. You save that young person’s life, you save a whole bunch of money, and you save the soul of this country when you invest and give people a chance, give people hope, give people opportunity.
Don’t you wonder sometimes, what might have happened if you tried?
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