3 Quotes from Eminem That Will Inspire You to Keep Going

Eminem is one of the greatest rappers of all-time.

He’s come up from the depths of a rough childhood and is always being doubted of his abilities.

According to Biography, Born Marshall Bruce Mathers III in 1972 in Missouri, Eminem had a turbulent childhood. He dropped out of school in the ninth grade and worked odd jobs until finally making it as a rapper upon the release of The Slim Shady LP in early 1999.

Anyone who’s seen the movie 8 Mile knows how much Eminem has gone through to get to the place he’s at.

He had to bet on himself when no one else did.

He’s an incredible success story that will inspire you to keep going when you feel like giving up.

Quote #1

Everybody has goals, aspirations or whatever, and everybody has been at a point in their life where nobody believed in them.

— Eminem

Life isn’t a straight line up. It’s going to come with all sorts of ups and downs.

When the odds are stacked against you, it’s going to be easy to quit and give up on your aspirations.

Ask any successful person who made it to their destination if they had doubters.

Odds are, more than 50% of them will say they had plenty of doubters. When you want to achieve something bigger than yourself, you’ve got to be your biggest supporter.

No one’s going to care about your come up more than yourself. You’ve got to do the legwork necessary to make your dreams become a reality.

Quote #2

Don’t ever try to judge me dude, you don’t know what the f**k I’ve been through.

— Eminem

People are way too judgemental, especially in 2020. If it weren’t for self-love, self-awareness, and confidence, no one would make it through life.

It’s those who possess these powerful traits that climb to the highest mountains.

You have to hit some lows even to consider climbing to the top. No one listened to Eminem when he first started.

He put himself out there and got made fun of at rap battle competitions, but stunned the entire crowd when they saw his true talent.

Judging people does no one any good.

Someone who judges others is insecure and is projecting their negative energy and dissatisfaction in their life onto you, so try not to take it personally.

It’s a skill that took me a long time to stop giving a f*ck about what other people think of me.

If I can do it, then so can you.

Quote #3

You’ve got enemies? Good, that means you actually stood up for something.

— Eminem

There’s such a bad connotation around having enemies.

It’s good to have people who challenge you because if you don’t, then that means you're either a sheep who follows the crowd, or you never have the courage to speak your mind.

The upside potential of you standing up for yourself leads to a boost in confidence, self-respect, and self-esteem.

Stand up for the things you believe in and watch your world start to change for the better.

Takeaway

Eminem stands for a lot of self-love and confidence.

He’s inspired me to achieve things that I never thought I could before through songs like Lose Yourself, Not Afraid, and so many more.

“Everybody has goals, aspirations or whatever, and everybody has been at a point in their life where nobody believed in them.”

“Don’t ever try to judge me dude, you don’t know what the f**k I’ve been through.”

“You’ve got enemies? Good, that means you actually stood up for something.”

When the odds are stacked against you, find that place deep in your heart that allows you to keep pushing. You can do it.