Kristin Armstrong Quotes

It's a part of my DNA that I've never really taken time to revel in success.

I don't like to celebrate my own achievements.

Our entire life - consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.

Once in a while, I have to pinch myself to remind myself I am Nobel laureate, but that is not part of my work plan every day.

I did learn eventually - perhaps far too late - to respect the talent I have. For a lot of years out there, I was just bashing on to the next thing and not really thinking about it too much. That's what we do. But I'm learning to appreciate the moment.

All you have to do is look out around you at the good things you've done, and you'll know how good you are.

It's crazy to call myself as the sexiest woman. I'm like, wow; this is cool. Looking at the past years, I was expecting 5th or 6th position. But standing on the 3rd position was totally unexpected.

I feel proud of my journey. I wouldn't change it.

Appreciating what you have accomplished can be empowering.

I still pinch myself when I see myself on 'Match of the Day' - it's at times like that you realise how far you've come.

Be proud of your choices, not your gifts.

It's always an honor to be ranked high, but whatever is said about you, you take it and then take a realistic look at yourself and who you are.

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

Nothing is harder than to accept oneself.

I try to take the time to appreciate and I certainly do appreciate and I do feel proud but that is probably one of the things I need to work on, building a bit of time for myself.

I have learned to keep to myself how exceptional I am.

We are rarely proud when we are alone.

To me, self-esteem is not self-love. It is self-acknowledgment, as in recognizing and accepting who you are.

I feel grateful to be this size; after all, if I weren't small and had not achieved these world records, I might never have been able to visit Japan and Europe and many other wonderful countries.

By taking the time to stop and appreciate who you are and what you've achieved - and perhaps learned through a few mistakes, stumbles and losses - you actually can enhance everything about you. Self-acknowledgment and appreciation are what give you the insights and awareness to move forward toward higher goals and accomplishments.

Respect your success.

How one can live without being able to judge oneself, criticize what one has accomplished, and still enjoy what one does, is unimaginable to me.

I'd rather stay out of the limelight until I've done something I feel proud of.

The diligent scholar is he that loves himself, and desires to have reason to applaud and love himself.

No truly great person ever thought themselves so.