Quotes About Admiration

My father thought Gandhi was a great man. I suppose subconsciously, consciously even, I was aware that I wanted to please him and Ma, so I thought doing something like 'Gandhi' would be phenomenal.

You've got to go out there and play the game the way it's supposed to be played. Then you get people to like you and appreciate your work by just going out there and competing every down. Jerry Rice was looked at in that perspective. He went out there and was a hard-working guy. He was going to give it his all.

Judith Jamison is, like, supreme.

Cobb is a prick. But he sure can hit. God Almighty, that man can hit.

I am incredibly proud to be my father's daughter. There's no getting around that, and I'm not sure I'd ever want to.

He caressed my backside. I had heard that he was famous for his 'admiration' of the ladies, but I didn't expect him to be handling my booty. As handsome as Prince Philip is, I wasn't sure if he was making a pass or just exercising some royal rights to squeeze the foreigners.

I always wanted to be a surgeon, because I had a lot of admiration for my father, who is also a surgeon. I also wanted to be a heart surgeon. That was motivated by the fact that my young aunt, a sister of my dad, died in her early 20s of a correctable heart disease.

I don't want to surpass Messi.

Younis is someone I greatly admired and it was a real pleasure to have played alongside him for a long time. His work ethics are something we always cherished. There is no better example of professionalism than him. His determination and dedication are known to all of us and it is no surprise that he is Pakistan's most prolific Test run-getter.

I must say, to my great surprise and pleasure, I deeply loved making movies in the United States because of all the opportunities it gave me to work with people that I admire as artists.

The achievement is appreciation. Your ability to be surprised and awed by beauty!

This is a coup for commissioner Bud Selig. I'm surprised it's as good as it is.

I'm surprised Beyonce liked me. I met Beyonce!

It surprises me how much children like me, you know? If they look at me as an example, I have a big responsibility.

It never surprises me how good Shaun is. Even the coaches are surprised by the things he does and I can understand why. He can strike the ball so hard, yet his legs are only about 12 inches long. But I've been watching him do things like that ever since we were kids. I know what he's capable of.

It is surprising how many professional athletes, along with their families and friends, are gaga over movie and music stars, and the reverse is true with entertainers and sports stars.

Serena's arguably the best athlete of all time, so getting to know her was surreal.

People tell me I'm their idol and a huge inspiration - that's really surreal.

To be able to work with people who I have respected and admired, to be a part of something like the Cannes Film Festival, is surreal and brilliant.

I went to many games with my dad, Kevin, and looked up to the players. It's surreal that now young fans are looking up to me.

I remember when I was that girl crying because I was so excited to finally meet Lita. To have girls crying over me is surreal.

Getting to share the ring with guys I idolized is never going to stop being surreal for me.

I've done stuff in the past and followed in the footsteps of my heroes, and each time, it felt a little bit surreal.

If you liked a book, don't meet the author.