I think we’ve all been underestimated at some point.
And sometimes it’s inevitable — people need time to get to know you and who you really are.
The key is to stay focused and realize that being underestimated has advantages as well.
The following is a collection of quotes that will make you realize how common being underestimated actually is, and how you can turn it into a source of motivation.
Being underestimated quotes
I like being the underdog, so they don’t expect what’s going to happen. It pushes me to work harder and do the things I’m doing better.
Kawhi Leonard
Being ignored is a great privilege. That is how I think I learned to see what others do not see and to react to situations differently.
Saul Leiter
The one that’s different often has the odds stacked against them, but usually ends up with the biggest rewards, so it’s always worth it.
Torron Lee Dewar
I was always the black sheep of the family and was always told I was dumb, and I had a low IQ, and did bad in school.
Francis Ford Coppola
Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent’s fate.
Sun Tzu
If you are being ignored, that’s a good time to concentrate on finding yourself and creating your own mystery.
Lykke Li
In some ways, it’s better to be undervalued a little than overvalued a lot, just because it’s still easy to believe our best days are ahead of us.
Glenn Kelman
When others tell you you can’t, they actually fear that you can and are even more afraid that you will.
Cherie White
You have to believe in yourself even when others don’t, or you won’t achieve anything.
Billy Idol
Sometimes it takes a lowly, titleless man to humble the world. Kings, rulers, CEOs, judges, doctors, pastors — they are already expected to be greater and wiser.
Criss Jami
Somehow I think it was declared very early on that I was the black sheep of the family, not a very good student.
Dustin Hoffman
You don’t have to appreciate me — I hope you underestimate me. That way, when I have a good game, I’ll hit you even harder.
Chris Bosh
Never underestimate others quotes
Never underestimate someone’s potential when you give them the gift of trust and faith.
Robin Crow
It is the enemy you underestimate who kills you.
Robert Jordan
Show respect even to people who don’t deserve it; not as a reflection of their character, but as a reflection of yours.
Dave Willis
Golden rule of life: never underestimate your rivals.
Sid Waddell
Respecting your opponent is the key to winning any bout. Hold your enemy in contempt and you may miss the strategy behind his moves.
David Hackworth
Never underestimate anyone. It is the most dangerous form of arrogance.
David Baird
Short quotes about being underestimated
Life is never more fun than when you’re the underdog competing against the giants.
Ross Perot
The great thing about being ignored is that you can speak the truth with impunity.
Steve Aylett
If they don’t appreciate you, they don’t deserve you.
Mary Blige
Victory is a thousand times sweeter when you are the underdog.
Jenny Han
I love when people underestimate me and then become pleasantly surprised.
Kim Kardashian
Don’t underestimate the power of being underestimated.
Tim Fargo
Don’t care what others think quotes
Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.
John Wooden
As long as you are still worried about what others think of you, you are owned by them.
Neale Donald Walsh
The minute you start caring about what other people think is the minute you stop being yourself.
Meryl Streep
Ignore what other people think. Most people aren’t even paying attention to you.
Amy Poehler
You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It’s their mistake, not my failing.
Richard Feynman
If you have an over-preoccupation with perception and trying to please people’s expectations, then you can go mad.
Benedict Cumberbatch
I am not in this world to live up to your expectations and you are not in this world to live up to mine.
Fritz Perls
By not caring too much about what other people think, I’m able to think for myself and propagate ideas which are very often unpopular. And I succeed.
Albert Ellis
Know and believe in yourself and what others think won’t disturb you.
William Feather
If you worry about what other people think of you, then you will have more confidence in their opinion than you have in your own.
Andy Andrews
