Ed Woodward Quotes

Respect is having respect for the people you play with and against, and respect for the shirt. Unity is about sticking together but also uniting the country. That was always the bigger cause for us, not just the cricket.

I've worked with the old dames and knights - Edith Evans, Ralph Richardson - they're the most incredibly humble, kindly people because they are so big that they don't need to be unpleasant.

You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others.

I don't want to be one of those kids who gets famous and then changes and becomes cocky. That's why it's so important to me to try and take a photo with every girl who comes to see me.

I'm constantly humbled.

I'm good at what I do, but I wouldn't be so bold and arrogant as to say something disrespectful about, say, Eminem. He's talented and he's good at what he does.

I appreciate the fact, and am proud of it, that the attentions I am receiving are intended more for our country than for me personally.

I have a healthy amount of humility.

Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.

I'm always amazed at anyone's interest in what I have to say.

He who does not think much of himself is much more esteemed than he imagines.

One of the things I love about Africa is the amount of dignity and respect and humility you see all the time. You don't realise how often you're disrespected until you are surrounded by respect.

You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I came here for you. You don't boo me.

It's always a pleasure to talk about someone else's work.

Staying humble has always been really important to me, and always being proud of what you're representing.

I respect you, I fear you not; and the less you speak of your own greatness, the more I will think of it.

Madonna was very cool. I thought she was really nice, really present, and she worked really, really hard... She didn't necessarily know our real names in real-life, because why should she? Who cares? Some of the cast were really offended, like, 'She doesn't even know my name!' I'm like, 'Who cares? Madonna's doing our show. It doesn't matter.'

Compliments are very un-British, but when someone pays you one, you should take it.

You don't want to be too proud, to get carried away, but if people give you praise, you don't want to throw it back.

It is always positive when you get a lot of praise, but you should handle it the right way.

I'm very humble that people are accepting me, and they are proud that I'm their quarterback.

I'm not boasting or nothing but a lot of people have a lot of love for me. I'm a legend, but I stay H and H, hungry and humble.

I take offence if I'm called arrogant, because I've been brought up in a family that does not endorse arrogance.

I learnt my lessons very early on that it's probably a good thing to be humble in victory as well as defeat.

I have always tried to be myself on the pitch and probably my biggest pleasure is when fans of other teams come to show me their respect.