Growing up in the South, it was very patriarchal. When I applied to Stanford, I was told by a [male] college counselor, "You're never gonna get in, don't bother. They don't want you. " I said, "I'm going to try. " And I got in! But I wouldn't be the woman I am if I hadn't had that conflict to overcome. It has given me an underdog feeling all my life.
I'm very competitive by nature. And I like to be the underdog - It's the best way to win. To come from behind and win is a great feeling!
From a really young age, I was into female empowerment and supporting the underdog. Right now, I'm into female vengeance.
I'm a big fan of the misunderstood, the vilified, the underdog, the breaking of myths.
The average American is for the underdog, but only on the condition that he has a chance to win.
I know I'm always rooting for the underdog in a fight, and I love to be constantly surprised.
The majority of people pull for the underdog. Heck, even your friends don't like you to be too successful. We've lost enough over the years for me to maintain my friendships.
I'm a sucker for any band named after a work of literature. Los de Abajo take their name from Mariano Azuela's famous novel 'The Underdogs,' and that says a lot about who they are and the music they make.
The lunatic fringe wags the underdog.
I would say that I am not that well-versed politically. I am just someone who wants to speak out about anyone who is in a situation where they are suffering. I always want to stick up for the underdog.
[Michael] Gove will be the underdog fighting for the underdog in this leadership race.
I don't really need to appeal to some stockbroker, and I always sort of root for the underdog. I probably consider all that when I'm writing, but it's not in the forefront of my brain.
You know, it's quite all right to give the underdog a hand, but only one hand. Keep the other hand on your pistol - or he'll try to eat the one you gave him!
Donald Trump has no sympathy with underdogs. They, including the Palestinians, are just "losers. " So he will bring words and action together as Netanyahu wishes.
If you're from South London you feel like you're always trying to win people over, so perhaps that underdog passion comes through.
I'm an underdog person, so I align myself with those who seem to be not considered valuable in polite society.
You grow up skinny in Canada; in working-class Montreal, you're definitely the underdog.
I've always been seen as the underdog in everything I've ever done in my life, and it doesn't bother me in the slightest. The lessons have just made me stronger.
It's exciting to go from snowboarding to skateboarding because I get to start as the underdog again.
Don't talk to me about aesthetics or tradition. Talk to me about what sells and what's good right now. And what the American people like is to think the underdog still has a chance.