Quotes About Admiration

I rate Fabien Barthez and played with two great keepers in Alex Stepney and Harry Gregg.

I wish Pep Guardiola the best. I rate him.

I always loved Test cricket, and I rate it very highly.

I'd rather be respected than loved.

I believe I would rather have Stieglitz like something - anything I had done - than anyone else I know.

I prefer to praise people and the world rather than criticize them and it.

I can't rave enough about Eloisa James. I'm simply in awe of her talent.

Raven was the first drag queen I had ever seen. Her and Detox in L.A. when I was baby. I respect Raven and Detox so much.

I was a big fan of Raven Symone, when 'That's So Raven' was out. I used to say, 'Oh my God, that should be my show!'

It's never easy for me to say goodbye. I get attached to people very quickly, and with 'Raw Stars,' my connection is even more special. I'm in love with their music and perhaps their biggest fan. I think every artiste on the show is mind-blowing.

Monday nights, it wasn't like, 'Mom, I want to watch Monday Night Raw.' It was like, 'Mom, put on Shawn Michaels.'

When I was a kid, I always looked up to people like B.B. King and Ray Charles.

I feel lucky to have worked with Satyajit Ray.

I would have loved to work with Satyajit Ray.

I have a lot of respect for every opponent. I don't know if there's just one who I say, 'that guy intimidates me.' When I was young and first came into the league, Ray Lewis was that guy. I was young.

I always thought Ray Bourque was a great competitor.

Who isn't a fan of Ray Charles?

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.

I have met so many of my idols - like Ray Charles, Brian Setzer - all these cats that are legendary musicians. If they had said to me, 'Hey man, I'm busy,' it would have crushed my soul.

Ray Santos is one of my personal heroes. I model my life on people like him.

I have a lot of love and respect for Melissa Etheridge. I love Joe Cocker, Ray LaMontagne, Feist.

Shortly after I moved to Los Angeles, I was looking for work, and I happened to be invited to Ray's studio and sat in and played on a couple of his demos. I didn't charge him a dime for it. I was on cloud nine to be working in the same room as Ray Charles, one of my huge idols.

We have inherited both Rabindranath Tagore and Satyajit Ray. We love them and we respect them and we adore them, so we also have the right to critique them.

I love Ray Charles.