Gail Devers Quotes

Awards are not something that I measure my work by. I've been so fortunate and I've gotten to do such terrific things that it seems petty to look back and say, 'Oh, I should have gotten that prize.' I don't look at it that way.

I've been a very lucky guy. I played on championship teams. I played for Canada. I've won some awards and I'm very proud of those accomplishments. But I don't think there's anything greater than to come home and to be recognized at home. This is the pinnacle.

I couldn't stop looking at the award when I received it. It was as if my whole career flashed in front of me, from beginning to the moment I was handed the Golden Globe.

Winning the Oscar was like winning all the prizes in one single night that I never won as a kid.

When I won the Emmy, the profound sense of gratitude when my name was said I cannot express enough. It was one of the most beautiful moments, hands down, of my life.

Winning five titles in a year is amazing, and I'm happy I was part of that, and I'm happy that I was able to lift those trophies and carry the Canadian flag with pride. I think that everything that came with 2020 was special to me.

The Ashes have been hard, but you take the accolades when they come along.

I am happy. I have won many awards, but it is the national award that I was waiting for. This means everything to me.

You have to win and especially, as I have, you have to win a trophy for the first time.

To be nominated was enough, but when I won I the Tony I just felt relief.

There is something magical about that green coat. I mean that sincerely. It's a very special week, and being able to wear that green jacket. It's made my whole career. It's special.

It meant as much to me as winning the Oscar.

Being a world champion is something I'm already proud of and can take for the rest of my life.

The deed is everything, the glory is naught.

It surprised me, the feeling I got when I won the Oscar for 'Scent of a Woman.' It was a new feeling. I'd never felt it. I don't see my Oscar much now. But when I first got it, there was a feeling for weeks afterward that I guess is akin to winning a gold medal in the Olympics.

I gave everything in my career so I have no regrets at all.

I don't know if it has set in or not. Honestly, it's crazy. It's such an amazing honor. I remember thinking back to being in my room waiting for the call to see if I got the part. It's like winning the lottery. I'm proud to be a member of such an amazing cast - that's the best award of all.

I've won all the prizes in Europe, every bloody one. I'm delighted to win them all, the whole lot.

Trophies and medals have never meant much to me. I've had amazing experiences, which let you feel like you've accomplished something.

I still pinch myself that I had the career that I had.

What motivates me is everything that I have been a small part of.

There are some amazing stories from all over this country, where people's work and contribution has been acknowledged. To be part of that is an absolutely fantastic feeling.

I just feel really good about my accomplishments. I haven't had, like, a party because a deal goes through or something like that. I don't know. I need to develop that - I need to have something that I do when things go right.

Being nominated is the win. For me, being nominated is winning. It's just unbelievable.

It is through accomplishment that man makes his contribution and contribution is life's greatest reward.