self-praise

The closest he came to any sort of self-praise was, “This time around, it was my turn to be able to perform.”

While I pushed him and did not necessarily agree with his categorical declarations or self-praise, I let him have his say.

“My mom taught me that self-praise is no recommendation,” Bass said.

“My mother used to say self-praise stinks,” he says.

Looking fresh, feeling fit and with a European tie looming against Roma, Shine permits herself some rare self-praise.