Kobe Bryant Quotes

Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.

I'm just a girl from Amsterdam. It's a small city. Everybody knows Amsterdam, but it's still a small city. To come from there, to work with Will. i. am... it's like, 'What happened?! What did I do right?'

One year, I was nominated for entertainer of the year, and I didn't think I deserved it.

People who are successful should never forget that it's 90 per cent luck. You've got to be an eejit to be an egomaniac. I had my glory years - 'Blankety Blank,' the talk show, when I was winning every award going.

I'm always amazed when anybody remembers anything of my work, and even more so when I get nominated for something I've done. For many years, I was like a horse wearing a pair of blinkers as far as using these awards or nominations in order to boost my career was concerned.

It's crazy to call myself as the sexiest woman. I'm like, wow; this is cool. Looking at the past years, I was expecting 5th or 6th position. But standing on the 3rd position was totally unexpected.

If my parents were to hear that their son won an Academy Award, they'd roll over in their graves. I was the luckiest person, but that luck came through the grace of Muhammad Ali.

When they announce who I am and what I've achieved, I still pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming.

When it comes to awards and things like that - I don't know why - I just always sit in amazement and never really expect it.

It is hard to categorise every accolade you have won. Getting into the Hall of Fame is great. It is fantastic to be recognised by your own country. To be part of the history of our national game is simply humbling.

When I am told that I am a huge star, I accept it, knowing that success is relative - the films I do have to work.

I don't deserve a Songwriters Hall of Fame Award. But fifteen years ago, I had a brain operation and I didn't deserve that, either. So I'll keep it.

I never really thought I'd be successful. I never though I'd get books published, but this was something completely beyond me. The fact that it happened is wonderful, but it is not something that I was aiming for.

The fact that I'm getting appreciated and praised alone is a crazy moment because I never thought it would happen.

Thanks to a lot of people, not just myself, 'Whale Rider' had an amazing impact emotionally, and people remember it. I count myself very lucky that all those doors were unlocked, I just had to open them.

I guess what I learned the most was to feel lucky with what I have been able to accomplish and what I have and to feel humble about the people I have been able to work with.

I'm a lucky guy and I'm happy to be with the Yankees. And I want to thank everyone for making this night necessary.

You mustn't take any award so seriously.

I don't value prizes of any sort.

Awards don't really mean much.

I can't say that winning the Pen/Faulkner was a dream come true because I would never have dared to dream it.

I never went after fame. It fell into my lap.

Frankly - and believe me, I say this without any pretense - when I see the road I've taken, I have to say that thanks to good luck, because without good luck one can do nothing, I've come out pretty well.

I look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I'm like, 'I didn't think I'd be here.'

I'm not one who's big on accolades and all those things. I did my job and I'm proud of what I did and how I did it.