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The night I won at the Apollo, I was only doing it for the $10.

— Sarah Vaughan

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I have no idea why I won, man. I guess some people liked the music that I was doing. I'm just lucky. I was just doing my thing each week.

— Phillip Phillips

My biggest win was getting the meal money bumped from $5 to $7.

— Bob Cousy

I did 'Showtime at the Apollo' when I was 10, and it was the first time that I'd ever performed on TV, and it felt great.

— Sevyn Streeter

The Grammy snuck up on me. I was on tour. It just hit me. I skipped down the street in Vienna. I kept saying, 'I won. I won.'

— Estelle

My total winnings after 14 appearances were $129,000.

— Charles Van Doren

I've had money thrown onstage, dollars, couple of five-dollar bills. I took the money, but it wasn't much.

— R. Kelly

What I did to celebrate was I went home to my 535-square-foot apartment by myself and ate supper by myself. That was how I celebrated getting a record deal.

— Josh Turner

It was priceless. Being the UFC champion and having my kids in the Octagon, my wife, them holding the belt. That was like a movie.

— Rafael dos Anjos

✗Opposing Perspectives

Part of the $10 million I spent on gambling, part on booze and part on women. The rest I spent foolishly.

— George Raft

The prize money for first place was $2,800, but I didn't take it because I was still an amateur.

— Tracy Austin