Robin Zander Quotes

The paper nominated me 12 or 13 times for the Pulitzer Prize.

The sooner I get into the Hall of Fame the better.

I'm not hesitating on that. I am a Hall of Famer.

I'm not aiming for an Academy Award.

Even as a kid, I never wanted to be famous; I wanted to be good.

The honor I feel today being inducted into the Hall of Fame is beyond what words can describe. My thanks to the Hall of Fame committee, who saw fit to bestow this great honor upon me today.

Don't confuse honours with achievement.

I'll take anyway to get into the Hall of Fame. If they want a batboy, I'll go in as a batboy.

I have not won far more awards than I have won.

Also, I've already won all the awards.

It was never about winning medals or being famous.

Forget about Nobel prizes; they aren't really very important.

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

You can wish to have an Oscar someday or some other award, but Life Achievement? You don't see yourself that way.

I am already in a couple Hall of Fames, like the Michigan Hall of Fame and the Dan Gable Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame, so my accolades speak for themselves. Let's just say I'm not losing any sleep over any Hall of Fame induction.

Individual awards are important, but I am not obsessed with them.

I'm trying to make the Hall of Fame.

I don't think it's up to you to say you belong in The Hall of Fame. That's up to someone else.

I am very proud to join the Hall of Fame.

Humbled by the fact that never in a million years would I ever thought that I would be on the same stage with all these great Hall of Famers and enshrined to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

I do think of this prize as the GFP prize, and I happen to fortunately be one of the people that goes along for the ride.

Distinction is the consequence, never the object of a great mind.

Awards don't really mean much.

I believe that every Nobel Laureate has the feeling that this prize is really a gift - because nobody can or should work just for this prize.

I'm not one who's big on accolades and all those things. I did my job and I'm proud of what I did and how I did it.