Chris Moneymaker Quotes

When I was 5 years old, hanging out with my friends who were all older than me, like 8 or 9, I was joking around like, 'Yeah, when I'm 20 that's a perfect age to go pro.' That's what I had in my head. Then I turn pro at 13. It's all been a mystery and its all been awesome.

The success of 'The Celebration' was like a hand grenade exploding in my face. It suddenly gave me so many opportunities to explore things I had never done before.

I never in a million years thought that my life would unfold the way it has.

As soon as 'Hide Away' came out, it was like everyone knew who I was, and I started getting all this attention. It was hard to get used to at first. I just remember that I suddenly couldn't walk down the hallways without hearing a classmate or teacher playing it - it was unreal!

I never thought that the long haired, bearded guy I married in law school would end up being President.

In 2007, 'Diary of the Dead' all of a sudden made money. I was blindsided by that.

'Hee Haw' was a concept that nobody (including myself) thought would ever succeed.

I never thought in a million years that I would be called a role model for girls and even boys, too.

I never dreamed, when I received a small table for a Christmas present from my parents, I would have the career that I did or achieve so much.

If you would have told me that I'd be in a European final back when I was at Maidstone then I wouldn't have believed you.

People always put me completely out of the game, and that's even nicer because nobody expects you to do a good job and then you do a better job than everybody thinks and it's nicer.

I didn't dream that I would become the CEO of the company when I joined as a systems marketing engineer back in 1995. Sometimes, I don't really reconcile to it; it's a bit of an odd sensation which is under the surface.

Things happen overnight for some people, not everyone.

I started playing basketball very late, and for me to make it to the league so fast... I've always said my life is a movie.

It's funny, the only song I didn't want to do originally was 'Oh So Quiet.' And it was the best performance and changed the game for me.

The Washed Out thing happened really quickly, and I wasn't really actively promoting the songs. I didn't think of them as any more than demos, really, and it sort of became a thing on its own.

I never thought in a million years I would be in a girl group, so I can't look too deep into the future.

People aren't expecting me to look how I do. But that's one of the main reasons it works so well: the surprise factor.

It has been wild, you know? I started out just putting a song that I made out on the Internet without being sure if anyone was going to like it, and it took me on tour around the world with Justin Bieber. It's been amazing!

I quite enjoy sport, and I'm now an Olympic champion. It's a bit weird, isn't it?

I still don't know how I became famous. It all happened so fast.

Really, I've been working forever, just doing music, and then all of a sudden, out of the blue, everybody is just on it.

You always know about the guys who are sorta like the moral winner. Then, all the sudden, a guy comes up - the average, hardworking young man - and pulls off something that's, you know, totally unexpected, and in such a dynamic fashion.

It's always fun to be the underdog and surprise people. It certainly puts less pressure on you.

No one in a normal walk of life flies into a new city unknown and unemployed and ends up doing their job on national television a few days later. I love the game, but it's crazy sometimes.