Athlete Ego Quotes

I have an ego like everyone else. I want to be recognized as a good ballplayer.

I mean, don't get me wrong, being ref is a very tough job - managing 10 of the best athletes in the world. At the same time, I think there is way too much ego from their standpoint.

I never asked to be the highest paid player in sports.

Karl Malone's too high-class for a bum like me.

As athletes, we think we're heroes, but when you witness firsthand what I saw yesterday, you realize who the real heroes are.

There are two kinds of people in boxing. Those who say, 'Oh, boy; Tom Hauser is writing an article about me,' and those who say, 'Big problem; Tom Hauser is writing an article about me.'

I've read that same formula, but as an athlete I'm classified as phenomenal. You could look it up.

I like to think of myself as a regular guy, except I play football for a living. I try not to be an arrogant turd out there.

I don't want to be a celebrity athlete. When you are, there's this pressure on you. It's like you have this halo over your head and have to walk on eggshells. That's not for me. All that glamour builds up a false sense of ego. It's not needed. I'm already happy with who I am. My job is just to get on the podium.

A lot of athletes are stuck on themselves and don't want to socialize and that kind of thing. When I see that, I hate it.

I'm not Ben Askren or a lot of these fighters. I've never called a reporter like, hey, I want to be on your show, book me, you know?

I'm an athlete who took the sport to another level. I don't get or ever got the respect from people.

My favorite thing about being linked to Oakley is getting to hang with the cool people, the cool athletes - like the X-Games guys. Those guys play sports where they can really hurt themselves, and, well, I just play golf. I'm like the wimpy guy over here.

I'm rapping, I'm hooping, I'm on a max-contract, I got a big shoe deal. Everything is good now. So of course, the support is going to be there, the love is going to be there, but what's going to happen when it changes or when I'm on the back-end of my career or when I ain't on TV all the time?

I'm an athlete, my job is not negotiating, it's not my field of expertise. I'm an emotional guy - it's normal, a lot of athletes are, and we're very susceptible to get our ego cut because of that.

But while Taya is so good, she is still no diamond. She is still no Tessa Blanchard. I am one of the best in the world!

Everyone thinks that footballers go on the pitch and they have so much money that they think about themselves. But I am not like that.