Luka Modric Quotes

I never wanted to be famous. I only wanted to be great.

Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.

I would like to be a legend, everyone wants to be a legend.

Fame and success are very different things.

Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.

I was overwhelmed by so many interviewers and then messages of congratulations. So many congratulation messages. I feel this shows the authority and the greatness of the Nobel Prize.

Having these colossal accolades and titles, they get in the way.

It was never about winning medals or being famous.

I'll admit - I was honored to be on the cover of Time.

I earned my famous name.

You are honored by your friends … distinguished by your enemies. I have been very distinguished.

There's a lot of spotlight that comes along with being the best in the world.

I had never thought that so many people would know me, will talk about me, and most of all, I will be given a National Award.

I have built a very good reputation in India and a lot of Indians respect me.

Fame is an apparition. Fame is a side effect of success.

I think it is a blessing to be known by the name of your character. How many characters can we count on our fingertips? Not many. To be one of them is a big achievement.

Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is.

Fame legitimizes. Being conspicuous gets confused with being illustrious.

It's interesting, winning an Academy Award as a young man... life-changing, but I'm just me within that. It's been very helpful for my career, but I'm trying to stay on the path I was on before.

The line between greatness and obscurity is very, very small.

Reputation is favorable notoriety as distinguished from fame, which is permanent approval of great deeds and noble thoughts by the best intelligence of mankind.

I try to be somewhat wary of fame, but I'm not wary of success.

Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.

Fame is a by-product which you have to deal with in a sensible way. To believe that it is anything more significant than that is deeply self-deceptive.

Fame creeps up on you.