Underestimating Ability Quotes

For people at the bottom who are really doing badly — those in the bottom 10th or 15th percentile — they think their work falls in the 60th or 55th percentile, so, above average. People at the bottom still think they're outperforming other people.

I might as well put up a trapeze on my front lawn and compete with some professional athlete, as go out speaking against Bryan.

We got stuffed 4-1, but it was just great to play against, it was like an education. You think you are half good and then you go and play against a side like that!

Scholastically, I did enough to get by, but I was smarter than I let on.

The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.

I have never truly applied myself. Lots of things have come too easily to me and at too high a level.

You always think you're better than you are in the beginning.

The guys who play at a high level probably think they are better than they are, and that's all right.