I don't seek adulation for the things that I do well, I am actually embarrassed when I get praised by my peers. I don't enjoy being the centre of attention in any shape or form, I don't even like the attention on my birthday.
I am competative, but I mainly compete with myself and what I have done in the past are yard sticks for what I am capable of doing and going beyond.
I know who I am, I know what I am capable of, I don't need confirmation from anyone else, I am proud of who I am and what I have done, in my life I AM number 1, and everyone and everything else is number 2 at best.
I am empathetic, but I don't give a shit about your problems until you are ready to do the work to fix, then I am right there standing next to you.
So yeah, by my definition of modest, I believe I am a very modest person and I admire and respect modesty in others...until the modesty gets to the point of arrogance