Savion Glover Quotes

I was smart, to tell you the truth. I'm not really bright, but I'm not stupid.

And I wasn't convinced that I was the most talented person in the world.

I've always known I was a genius. But I never thought I was a star.

The only thing I want to say is, I know I'm not Einstein, but I'm not the queen of the imbeciles either.

I am not that smart.

I thought I was good before I had any right to. But I think you got to feel that way. You got to think that. I wasn't delusional. I knew I had talent.

I don't see myself as a world-class player.

A man who is a genius and doesn't know it, probably isn't.

I'm not insecure, but I'm not like, 'Hi, I'm confident.'

I'm rarely asked to play the smartest man in the room.

I did not have any delusions of grandeur as a kid.

I'm no genius, sure, but I'm no dum-dum.

I'm not a genius. I'm just a tremendous bundle of experience.

I believe I am more intelligent than the average person.

I'm not gifted, but I'm not hopeless.

As a small kid, I had this huge desire to be thought of as really clever.

Am I impressed by myself? Nah, not really.

People say to me, 'You're a genius; you're great.' I don't know if I'll ever feel that way about myself. Some things, I feel like, are better left for other people to say, and I'm just not into, like, tooting my own horn or bragging or anything.

I think I have the right balance of believing in my own ability and having that confidence on the pitch: people watching you thinking, 'He knows he's a good player,' but without taking it to that level where it's, 'He's an arrogant so-and-so.'

Personally, do I feel like an All-Star? I don't think so.

I know I'm not smarter than a 10-year-old.

I think there are still better players than me.

If what we think of ourselves were true, the planet would overflow with geniuses.

I've always avoided those sorts of self-assessments because if you give yourself a 10 out of 10 people think you're a big head, if you give yourself a 6 out of 10 they think you're plagued with self-doubt, so I'm just not going to rate myself.

No one knows my ability the way I do. I am pushing against it all the time.