Edmund Burke Quotes

I am not overconfident.

I realize I'm an ambitious guy, but I just try to take things as they come, you know, for the most part.

Our great power does not mean we can do whatever we want whenever we want, nor should we assume we have all the wisdom and knowledge necessary to succeed.

You can't get too excited about your own medicine.

I'd never be overly confident about anything.

Fortunate indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself, and holds a just balance between what he can acquire and what he can use.

I realize I'm very fortunate to hopefully make a lot of money playing football. I don't know if I want to abuse that privilege and make myself a larger figure than I am.

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

I've learned how to stay humble. I don't want to get in over my head because when you do that it takes you off your game.

Humility's a real thing - not just a fine name for laziness.

I'm not a diva - not yet, anyway.

Be wise; soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.

Study the best and highest things that are; but of yourself humble thoughts retain.

Modesty should be typical of the success of a champion.

I think it's important to know your limitations too.

Let no man glory in the greatness of his mind, but rather keep watch o'er his wits.

I never let myself get ahead of myself.

I never like to get ahead of myself. I'm not one of those people that do that.

If I am the best, I am capable of saying it, but if I find the others better, I am also capable of shutting up. And staying on the bench. Full stop.

I'm not one to probe my limitations.

You must never get carried away by your success; many people tend to do so after they achieve success in the initial stages of their life. Your feet must be on the ground all the time.

You try to live the experience but keep your feet on the ground, not let it go to your head, because that's when you start making mistakes.

I never try to get ahead of myself because there's nothing that bothers me more than cockiness. I don't think that's necessary at all.

I just always told myself that I can never get big-headed if I become successful.

I've been careful, too careful maybe, about trying to not keep the spotlight on me.