Quotes About Idol

That's one of my idols, I really look up to Pacquiao. This guy is everything I would want to be.

Dan Aykroyd is a comedy icon and one of my idols of all time, but I also know that he's an incredibly great actor.

Bernard Hopkins is one of my idols.

Bhai was my hero and he had immense influence on me.

When I was a little kid, I was very impressed with Elvis.

When certain characteristics of growing churches become the "holy grail," simply because they work, not because they are biblically sound, then pragmatism has become an idol.

I'm an idol of cinema? Oh, wow.

Whenever Michelle Kwan texts me or mentions my name, I'm like, 'Wow.' I still can't believe that this is someone who I grew up looking up to, and they know my name.

That was everything to me as a kid. When I'd see someone on MTV, it was like, 'Wow, they're the real deal.'

My favorite wrestler growing up was Bret 'The Hitman' Hart.

My uncle inspired me, and it was because of him that I become a wrestler, but besides him, the one Superstar that really caught my attention growing up as a kid was 'Macho Man' Randy Savage.

Shawn Michaels is the reason I wanted to be a wrestler.

My dad was my favorite wrestler growing up, obviously.

You just remember back when you were watching as a kid and going, 'Man, Sting's so cool,' and now I'm wrestling the guy. It's breathtaking.

I am to wrestling what Elvis was to rock n' roll!

I have always loved wrestling and grew up watching it - my earliest memories include watching Hulk Hogan.

My dad is a writer, and to see him always in front of a typewriter gave me the inspiration to write. He was my idol, my hero. I wanted to be just like him.

Democracy is just a false idol — a mere catchword and illusion of inferior classes, visionaries and dying civilizations.

Lata Mangeshkar is Lata Mangeshkar. Nobody can ever touch her.

Sting was one of my first and biggest influences. One night in North Carolina, when I reached out and touched his shoulder, he had the face paint on, and I didn't know why, but I loved it. I wanted to be just like him, and I was only 11 years old.

I was super-obsessed with the Spice Girls. Ginger was my favorite. They had a tour in 2008, and my home girls went, but I didn't have the money to go!

My first toy hoop was a Dr. J model!

Last time I was starstruck was when I met Roger Federer. He is one of the few athletes that I really look up to - incredibly talented both on and off the track and a great role model for tennis.

And my dad wanted me to play the trumpet because that's what he liked. His idol was Louis Armstrong. My dad thought my teeth came together in a way that was perfect for playing the trumpet.