Who said “I still feel like I gotta prove something. There are a lot of people hoping I fail. But…”?

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Howard Stern. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceHoward Stern and the Satellite Wars, Wired Magazine (March, 2005)

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“I still feel like I gotta prove something. There are a lot of people hoping I fail. But I like that. I need to be hated.”
— Howard Stern
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Stern, H. (n.d.). I still feel like I gotta prove something. There are a lot of people hoping I fail. But I like that. I need to be hated. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/29907-i-still-feel-like-i-gotta-prove-something/

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Stern, Howard. “I still feel like I gotta prove something. There are a lot of people hoping I fail. But I like that. I need to be hated.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/29907-i-still-feel-like-i-gotta-prove-something/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Stern, Howard. “I still feel like I gotta prove something. There are a lot of people hoping I fail. But I like that. I need to be hated.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/29907-i-still-feel-like-i-gotta-prove-something/.

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