It's quite funny in that I once won Rear of the Year at my school! I was about 17 in the sixth form and we used to have an end of year celebration and give out different awards. I even got a little trophy!
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I won player of the year and players' player, two cups and two championship medals, had a great time.
Music is not a contest, it's not a competition, so giving out trophies seems a little bit like the sporting world I left behind when I was a kid.
I'm not a great believer in awards-of course the fact that I've never won one has nothing to do with it at all!
It doesn't matter how many times you win an award, it is always very special.
Does getting an award make you happy? When you imagine yourself at the ceremony, you're always so eloquent and gracious. In reality, it's kind of awkward.
It's insane to have won all those things - not possible. But what I love is learning, which never stops and is nothing to do with the medals you've won.
I've never won many awards, I didn't get certificates for swimming or anything.
I won my first medal when I was nine years old. It was at the Boston Open.
Trophies and medals have never meant much to me. I've had amazing experiences, which let you feel like you've accomplished something.
I won the first contest I ever entered, when I was 6.