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Because I was big, I didn't have to listen to anyone doubting me. I was just considered good at football or whatever, there were no questions about it.

— Idris Elba

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

A lot of people have doubted me because of my size. They think someone like me doesn't deserve to be in the main event, but I think if they knew me, and knew what I've been through in my career, they would respect me.

— Rey Mysterio

I was not a very good football player when I started out.

— Lynn Swann

Nobody really doubted me playing football, making it to the NFL. I was like, 'I know I can do that.'

— Nate Robinson

I know I had been successful in football. I had been successful in broadcasting. I didn't think that anything could touch me. I thought, I can beat anything.

— Pat Summerall

I was never big or fast, but I got to play football and box.

— Kris Kristofferson

I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.

— Victor Cruz

You're obviously conscious of being brash or big-headed but I always knew I was going to be a footballer when I was seven or eight. I didn't just think I wanted to be one, I knew I was going to be one. Nothing ever surprised me really.

— Michael Owen

✗Opposing Perspectives

Because I was small, I was getting the hell kicked out of me playing football.

— Burt Bacharach

I was really just too small for football.

— Lucas Till

I was not a very good football player. My coach hated me - I don't know why, I guess it's probably because I wasn't very talented.

— Thomas Rhett