August 8: Notable Births, with Quotes
Explore memorable and revealing quotes from public figures, past and present, who were born on August 8.
Roger Federer, tennis player (August 8, 1981–present)
“I would have been happy even if I had only won one ATP title and if I had entered the Top 100. I didn’t have who knows what dreams, I have to be honest. Over time, I have redefined my goals. Despite all the successes I have achieved, I have always remained with my feet on the ground.” —Roger Federer
Ciotti, Lorenzo. “Roger Federer: ‘I’ve always kept my feet on the ground.’” Tennis World, February 14, 2022, https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Roger_Federer/108919/roger-federer-i-ve-always-kept-my-feet-on-the-ground-/.
“I love to win, but if you’re not competitive any more, then it’s better to stop. I don’t think I need the tennis. I am happy with the little things, like when my son does something right and when my daughter comes home with a good grade.” —Roger Federer
Ramchandani, Haresh. “‘I don’t think I need the tennis’ – Federer says he will be okay when its time to say goodbye.” Tennis Majors, July 12, 2022, https://www.tennismajors.com/atp/i-know-a-professional-career-cant-last-forever-and-thats-okay-federer-says-he-will-be-okay-when-its-time-to-say-goodbye-612141.html.
Keith Carradine, actor (August 8, 1949–present)
“We were filming during this pandemic — there was nothing any of us could do about it. You go to work, you do the best you can, you follow the protocols, you try to take care and be safe and pay attention.” —Keith Carradine
Curran, Brad. “Jenna Elfman & Keith Carradine Interview: Fear the Walking Dead Season 7.” Screen Rant, April 22, 2022, https://screenrant.com/fear-the-walking-dead-season-7-jenna-elfman-keith-carradine/.
“In theater, the nature is, ‘The show must go on.’ No matter what’s happening, you still get up there and do it. And when you’re making a film, you do the same thing.” —Keith Carradine
Curran, Brad. “Jenna Elfman & Keith Carradine Interview: Fear the Walking Dead Season 7.” Screen Rant, April 22, 2022, https://screenrant.com/fear-the-walking-dead-season-7-jenna-elfman-keith-carradine/.
Ken Dryden, politician and hockey player (August 8, 1947–present)
“Hockey is a game that has changed dramatically, especially in the last 50 years or so in terms of its speed. It was always a fast game. I mean, I remember as a kid it was described as the fastest game on earth. … But it has gotten faster, and the reason being in part because of training and conditioning, but in greater part because of the length of shifts.” —Ken Dryden
Schaap, Jeremy. “Ken Dryden: We see what’s wrong with hockey through the story of Steve Montador and others.” ESPN, November 10, 2017, https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/21363910/nhl-qa-hockey-hall-fame-goalie-ken-dryden.
“I started to feel as if concussion and brain injuries are really the most significant issues that face sports now and face it in any kind of foreseeable future, that this is really tough stuff. Bad knees and having knee replacements and hip replacements, that’s not a lot of fun, but a wonky brain is a whole lot different than a wonky knee, and it is living years and years and years and years of your life under those circumstances.” —Ken Dryden
Schaap, Jeremy. “Ken Dryden: We see what’s wrong with hockey through the story of Steve Montador and others.” ESPN, November 10, 2017, https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/21363910/nhl-qa-hockey-hall-fame-goalie-ken-dryden.
Dustin Hoffman, actor (August 8, 1937–present)
“You can say it, I’m ugly, I’m ugly! I always joke, they’ll have the sexiest man in the world or whatever on the cover of People, and I’ll say, ‘Sorry, honey, never gonna make this cover!’ And I never have, because I figure, well, yeah, you’ve gotta be handsome.” —Dustin Hoffman
Cole, Olivia. “Dustin Hoffman talks father issues and infuriating co-stars.” GQ, August 8, 2017, https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/dustin-hoffman-interview.
“What you feel about yourself for the first few years of your life never disappears, particularly in the formative years. You come to terms with it in a certain way, but it’s painful. And you can work through that pain. But I think you keep vestiges of all your pain.” —Dustin Hoffman
Cole, Olivia. “Dustin Hoffman talks father issues and infuriating co-stars.” GQ, August 8, 2017, https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/dustin-hoffman-interview.
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