Filipe Luis Quotes

Negative feedback is better that none. I would rather have a man hate me than overlook me. As long as he hates me I make a difference.

I feel I should be valued as a player, not so much my position.

It's great to get recognition from other players.

If someone asks me a question, that says they appreciate what I do and that's nice. And I know what it was like when I was a kid to want to interact with a top player.

If there's one thing I can't stand, it's not being noticed.

I love the attention but I don't like too much of it.

One of the biggest lessons I've learned during my time on 'Oprah' is that everyone wants to be heard. We all want to have our humanity acknowledged - to have others see us for who we truly are. We all want to know that we are valued, we are heard, we are understood.

What honour have we got left, when nobody is listening to us?

I have a big thing with eye contact, because I think as soon as you make eye contact with somebody, you see them, and they become valued and worthy.

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say.

A little bit of attention can go a long way.

Folks want to be listened to, they want to be heard.

Once you figure out what respect tastes like, it tastes better than attention. But you have to get there.

Things I say have value and I would love for you to value them, however you get it.

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

I believe that it's better to be looked over than it is to be overlooked.

When people feel they’re heard and understood, they’ll listen.

I think people ragging on me is kind of a form of flattery.

What makes me happy is the appreciation of people around me.

Sometimes you look at the critics and say, 'Nobody else was telling me that, but you were.'

It's nice to kind of feel wanted.

It's nice when people want to see you.

Among players, coaches, people who know football, yes I feel I get recognition.

All good players need to be appreciated.