Raekwon Quotes

I don't have to prove anything to anybody. Anyone who knows me in the football industry knows what I'm about.

People don't take you seriously, so you have to take yourself seriously.

Put it this way, people in my position in the UFC, their coaches couldn't tell them to sweep the mats because some people feel like they're better than that. I'm not one of those people. No matter how I am on camera, people who really know me, who know my soul, know I keep that same energy. So ain't nothing change but the change.

I don't think I'm egotistical as much as I'm taking responsibility for what I'm putting out there.

Let us be absolutely clear about one thing: we must not confuse humility with false modesty or servility.

I've been wrestling for many years; I've accomplished a lot - but I take pride in being genuine, honest, and down-to-earth. Those are the qualities I really respect about myself, so I'm really pleased when I see that the energy that I want to exude is well received.

I feel like I've earned respect with how I go about my business, how I carry myself.

I'm not ashamed of anything that I've done because when I did it, I was passionate about it and I was doing it for a reason.

I'm a big old egotistical baby and that's okay. I can accept it.

I don't care what you say about me. Just spell the name right.

I have a big ego, but I don't buy into it. I can't live off the ego. It's an honor that I get to be that guy onstage. It's not something I earned.

As far as anybody in the rap game ever tryin' to assassinate my character, that's impossible. You talkin' about a man who has always walked the walk and talked the talk.

It's better to be known by six people for something you're proud of than by 60 million for something you're not.

Understand who you are, so that you can be the same, whether you're talking to a homeless person or the president of the United States. You're the same person.

I love being irreverent. But I hate being irrelevant. I love being irreverent because at the end of the day your actions belie your intentions.

When I severe my connections with the A.I.A. I do so with my own self respect, as a matter of pride and I am sure within your knowledge of my character.

I don't think a man has to go around shouting and play-acting to prove he is something. And a real man don't go around putting other guys down, trampling their feelings in the dirt, making out they're nothing.

What I hate is that not many people admit to having a big ego, but you have to - and there's nothing wrong with it.

Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.

People can judge me for what I've done. And I think when somebody's out in the public eye, that's what they do. So I'm fully comfortable with who I am, what I stand for, and what I've always stood for.

I think I'm outspoken, but I think people respect me for that.

I am not stupid. I don't think I have to prove that to anyone.

I still do believe in carrying yourself a certain way, and I do my best to be somewhat of a role model. I'm not a perfect person. I'm a human being. I'm not the Lord, but I do accept that responsibility, and that's why I do try to carry myself with confidence, with poise, with grace, and with class.

I want my music to be a contribution, and I want the people who love me on Earth and in Heaven to be proud of who I am, and I want to be proud of myself, and I don't want to look back and say, 'Oh God, why did I say that?'

I've never felt the need to show that I am either clever or tall because I'm not.