Some people take that to be cocky or conceited, but I wasnt going to let anybody tell me that I couldnt do whatever I set out to do.
从母亲身上, 我懂得了勤奋是获得一切的最佳途径。

He might come off as stuck up and cocky at first, but he’s not so bad once you get to know him. He just tends to rub people the wrong way at first.
那个人刚开始感觉很高傲了不起的样子，但是了解了以后其实不是那样。他只是刚开始会无意识的让人发火而已。