Quotes About Recognition

To be honest, I'm worth more than 12-14 million. Just for the things I do on the court that don't show up on the stat sheet. You don't find guys like that.

If people ask, 'Are you Sherlock Holmes?', it's horribly naff, but I say, 'I'm not, I just look a bit like him' - which is how I feel. There are bad attributes of his that I really don't share!

When I pick up a book that's, you know, wreathed in laurels, I expect a lot, and that doesn't give the book its best chance to shine.

I wanted to be that guy they talk about. I want to be the guy that shine. I want to be that No. 1 guy.

Personally, it doesn't matter to me if I had the worst career stats in N.B.A. history as long as I got my 'ships. The 'ships, it shuts everything up.

When I see scarves or shirts, I think: 'Why have they got my name on? They could have Pogba or Rashford or Lingard.' When people ask for pictures, I'll think: 'You don't want one of me, you want one with them.'

My family wasn't shocked by my success, but I was. But they just knew I'd do something in entertainment.

I was completely shocked that Prince would even know my name.

I remember walking in and seeing Patrick. I knew he was going to be in the room, but somehow, it was still shocking. I was like, you look like Patrick Stewart, because it is you!

For years I've known at some point it's very likely the shoe would drop. Maybe someone would guess that I'm trans. Maybe they would know me from my life before I transitioned.

I don't think people realize how good of a shooter I actually am.

They used to talk about it in shop class, say, 'That kid right there can sing,' and I was going, like, 'I wonder who they're talking about?'

I don't know if I'll ever get used to walking into the local shop or a local restaurant and having three or four people recognize me.

If you're Ronan Keating, who was working in a shoe shop when I discovered him, but end of thinking you're George Michael, then you need to be stopped.

I find it really weird, when I'm shopping in Tesco, the amount of times I have people like: 'What you doing in here? You're famous!'

People's memories are quite short. Often people think they recognize me from down the shops or something.

People do get out of my way when I'm walking to the shops.

Some people see ESPN. They see the long shots. They see me scoring the basketball, but they don't show often too many assists - and I've been doing that my whole career, being able to get the ball to the guy at the right time.

When I walk down the street, even here in the U.S., they are always saying my catchphrases of my characters, and they shout at me with my catchphrases.

When I walk down the street people shout from their cars and their vans.

Shout out to the greatest of all time, Eminem. Definitely appreciate the love... He gave me a few over the years.

It's amazing when you go back home now, when you remember how you were before. You go back home and all those people are calling your name, shouting. I get mobbed by the kids. They want to see you, want to know you.

It's mad for me because I'm kind of shy. When everyone's running up to me shouting, 'Can I take pictures?'

I know I'm good enough. I don't need to show it to you. Either you know who I am, or you don't.