Quotes About Modesty

There's a bit of a reluctance on my part to promote myself as any kind of hero because the things I've had to overcome in my life are not the deepest, darkest things.

One mistake and all this attention may just disappear one fine day. So I prefer to remain grounded.

No amount of praise should go to your head. You should always remain humble.

I'm trying to remain unfamous.

My writing is remarkably non-confessional; you actually learn very little about me.

I don't know if I particularly want to be remembered for anything. I personally do not think I'm a great gift to the world. I've been very fortunate.

If you want to be great, there are so many talented players who have come in and out the league. But only a few of them are remembered as being great. It's because they were willing to say they don't know. And I'm willing to say that I don't know everything.

On occasions I have been big-headed. I think most people are when they get in the limelight. I call myself Big Head just to remind myself not to be.

You have to be 110% focused all of the time. It's hard when everybody is saying, 'Oh, you're so amazing.' You have to remind yourself to stay humble.

Forget 'full of myself,' I'm not remotely impressed with myself.

Comfortably middle-class, I had shopped for years at the likes of Saks outlet Off Fifth, Banana Republic, and Zara. My mom raised me to believe clothes should be comfortable and practical, not frivolous.

We grew up in a small house with four bedrooms. I shared a bedroom with three brothers. But I enjoy the way that I was brought up. It kept me hungry. It kept me humble.

A little humility never hurts.

I've never been the kind of guy to hype myself up. It's just not my thing.

Some of the best advice I was ever given was: 'Don't believe your own hype.'

There is a danger in believing your own hype.

I don't really hype myself up with fancy things.

I'm not an icon. Not even in America.

I don't think I'm in any way an icon, to be very honest.

I do not see myself as a celebrity or an icon or things like that... I have not really done anything.

I am not in the habit of making ideal claims.

I guess I've always had a - not really thought of myself as this big star, big identity in the game.

I don't feel like an idol to anybody. I don't feel anybody should look up to me.

My work is not great, but it's respectable. I have no false illusions.