Ashamed Quote by Pat Summerall

Changing my name was traumatic for me.

— Eve Best

It takes great strength and courage to ask for help.

— Raphael Bob-Waksberg

It was hard to get my name out there, but luckily, I have an awesome following who would not stay silent and helped me…

— Manny MUA

Changing my name was meant to inspire and bring youth together all around the world,

— Metta World Peace

I think I have slowly kind of had my name out there a little bit more and had some success.

— Madison Keys

I changed my name because it didn't fit with the way I saw myself.

— Daniel Tammet

If you're out there and need help, please seek it. Be proud of your valiant day-to-day struggle. There is no shame in needing support.

— Jared Padalecki

At the end of each therapy session, I waited for an evaluation, a clinical judgment, some kind of pronouncement on "my condition." I hoped…

— Ken Dornstein

I felt like, what better way for people to understand me by taking the initiative in giving my real name, my name that moms…

— Kendrick Lamar

I started to understand how important it was for me to make my own name pretty early on after years of noticing people treating…

— Chris Eubank Jr

To ask for help does not make you weak. And that was something I felt after I was carjacked. I felt shame. I felt…

— Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

I was called really horrible, profane names very loudly in front of huge crowds of people, and my schoolwork suffered at one point.

— Lady Gaga