Quotes About Admiration

A personality like Conor's appeals to the Russian people a lot. He's always ready to go, he knocks people out and he's tough.

The guy who could be me, but he knows when to draw the line, is John Cena. John Cena can rock 'n' roll, let me tell you.

I'm a big Rick Ross fan, and I think everybody knows I'm a big Kanye fan.

Huge Kobe fan growing up. My dog's name is Kobe.

Kobe Bryant is one of those guys I never imagined being on the same court with. It was always an aspiration.

Growing up in L.A., Kobe was my idol, really.

I grew up watching Kobe Bryant.

I had the Kobe jersey. I would do the Kobe walk. I would walk around the house doing the Kobe stare-down face. Anything you can name, I was idolizing him, trying to be like him.

I've been watching Kobe ever since I can remember.

Every since I started playing basketball, I wanted to be just like Kobe. To get to see him play in person, and to meet him, was just a dream come true.

I love LeBron, but Kobe was the first player I actually considered my favorite.

It's hard not to respect Kobe Bryant's game: He's one of the all-time greats.

I've always been a Kobe fan; he's one of my favorite players.

In high school and stuff I would watch Kobe clips.

In my head, I'm a big Kobe fan.

I got a lot of respect for Kobe.

Me, growing up, I was a Kobe fan, Kobe fanatic, and just getting, just being able to just wear his shoes, it's my favorite shoe to play in.

I don't want to see Kobe Bryant ever leave. If he was 100 years old and still playing, I'd be happy.

To have Kobe retire as a Laker, that to me is really important.

I've always had a very cordial relationship with Kobe.

Kobe meant a lot to me growing up.

When I was 12, 13 years old, I fell in love with the game. I saw Kobe Bryant play. I wanted to be a part of it.

I grew up a huge fan of Kobe.

I am classified as an idol in Hong Kong and in Asia.