Quotes About Recognition

I think the biggest thing for everybody in this league is the respect of their peers. A lot of the things we do, the way we compete, is for everybody in this league to respect as good players. Whether GMs see it or not or people on the outside, we want the respect of players.

There's nothing wrong with being respected by your peers. There's nothing wrong with trying to do your best. There's nothing wrong with success. There's not even anything wrong with trying to get a raise. There's nothing wrong with that.

The captain thing was really an honor, and it was really flattering for me. It was really something that I didn't expect, and I would say that was the highlight of my career so far, being elected captain by my peers.

You want that - peers respecting what you're doing.

You want to be paid in respect to how your peers are paid.

The people I respect the most are my peers, my fellow comedians. I want their respect. It's my whole life.

This joy of discovery is real, and it is one of our rewards. So too is the approval of our work by our peers.

I'm playing against my peers, and if my peers respect me, that's all I can ask for.

I'm officially near-famous. If you've got four year old kids and you've got cable, then you've got no choice but to know who I am. But if you're one of my peers - a 26-year old guy who lives in Manhattan - you have no idea who I am. I'm only famous if you're four.

I very much wanted to be accepted by my peers, to be considered a serious journalist.

What really matters to me is what my peers think.

The Grammys to me, well, that's my peers. That's the industry thinking what I do is good.

To be named as one of the finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2010 on Friday was a special moment for me. As a player, it's something that you dream about. It's an honor that you have to earn based on your career and the respect from your peers around you.

At the University of Miami in the U.S., people thought I was there only because I was Bob Marley's son. I had to prove myself on the football field and soon earned the respect of my peers.

I want to be respected by my peers and do really great work, even if it gets panned, even if I get raked across the coals.

The word 'star' doesn't mean an awful lot to me. 'Good actor' and having the respect of one's peers means more.

It means a lot that my peers think so much of me that they would pick me to be their team leader.

Any honor is an honor. You can't really say which one is better than the next, but it's always wonderful when you're honored by your peers for your work.

I don't know of a filmmaker who does not feel buoyed and lifted when their peers embrace the work.

Making my family, friends, and close peers proud of me is the most important thing.

I have nothing but immense respect for my peers.

For me, an aspiration is to be respected by my peers, people in the industry.

It's always nice to be honored among your peers.

It's humbling how my peers view me as not only one of the best Olympic power and weightlifters, but as an athlete.