Rodney Atkins Quotes

I've passed up opportunities. I've avoided the spotlight. I've never been to Academy Awards, didn't relate to them.

I never feel like I've done anything. Swear to God. I'm not kidding. So it's always a surprise when somebody asks me to do anything.

Young man, the secret of my success is that an early age I discovered that I was not God.

To this day I do not believe I'm great at anything.

I'm far from being god, but I work god damn hard.

I've spent my whole life with people underestimating me.

I'm a lot of things, but none of them are great.

I'm not somebody that's been a natural at anything.

I don't think I want to win anything I think I want to die unadorned.

I'm not a genius; I'm a worker.

Endless effort, endless humility, endless modesty.

Success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let fame or money travel to your head.

I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty.

All I ever intended was to make a living at what I do. Everything I've achieved since then is above and beyond.

People think I must have been so talented at an early age, but I don't know - was it talent or hard work? Who knows?

I never think I am successful. If I am successful, then I should be retired.

I'm not a writer. I'm not smart. I couldn't possibly even write my own story.

I, sir, I just like to work. I'm humble.

I've always tried to work hard. I'm not trying to show anybody up or do something spectacular for attention.

Achievements, seldom credited to their source, are the result of unspeakable drudgery and worries.

I didn't just get to 75 years by tiptoeing. I had to work hard sometimes.

I am not a superstar or an ego. I am just the same as I always was: Someone who plays football.

You have to be 110% focused all of the time. It's hard when everybody is saying, 'Oh, you're so amazing.' You have to remind yourself to stay humble.

My mentality has always been focused around the mindset that you have to earn everything. So even if you get told that you're going to play, I take that with a pinch of salt and respect all the comments, but for me, I have to earn my place.

My interpretation of football is to stay humble, work hard, and things will come.