Alan Shepard Quotes

Everyone should take their hats off to Neil Armstrong. He is a humble guy who doesn't wave his own flag.

I'm not trying to win individual awards.

I'm not interested in being known for anything other than the work.

It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally.

I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue than why I have one.

The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.

With sincere modesty, if there is such a thing, I have never thought of legacy at all. I am always grateful if people like what I have done. A legacy is something no one can forsee.

Did you ever stop to think that a great man in life who has won great acclaim and great reputation is the very man who is willing to share and give the honor to others in the doing of things that made him great?

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

I never expected my books to do even as well as they have. I still feel grateful for it, every single day.

I don't give much thought to individual awards.

I'm not complaining if my work is getting more recognition than me.

I've always watched the Hall of Fame speeches. Thought about what I would talk about if I ever was up there. But I don't wake up in the morning thinking about wanting to be in the Hall of Fame. I really don't.

I don't really like too much credit. I know nobody's going to believe this, but I'd rather be able to score goals and nobody saw or even spoke about it. That would be just about the perfect world for me.

It would be great to be recognised for my achievements, but Sports Personality isn't about that.

I was not driven by fame and fortune.

I don't bother about awards.

I've never sought to be known or recognized by people.

It does not matter if I'm Man of the Match.

I'm not the type of guy who wants the credit.

I'll never try to win an award. I'm out there just playing for my team.

I was never career-oriented, not in the way other heroines are. Of course, I took my work seriously. But I never solicited work and never sought fame or money.

He is truly great that is little in himself, and that maketh no account of any height of honors.