Quotes About Idol

Churchill could not become Gandhi's idol, for the premier did not accept Indians as equals or as being worthy of independence

All of my buddies and I wanted to be Cal Ripken.

Seeing Rush the first time was huge for me. That was my favorite band and I couldn't believe they were actually in the same building as me. I was totally freaking out when the show started and when they started to play it was almost like cartoon characters coming to life. I couldn't get my head around the fact that it was really them.

People are earning their living as 'celebrities' without actually doing anything.

Ronaldinho changed everything for me.

From the time I was 12 until I was 21, Chuck Berry was my favorite artist.

When I was a kid, my favorite superhero was Robin Hood.

Christopher Reeve will always be Superman in my mind.

To get to wear the costume of Evel Knievel, are you kidding me? When I was a kid, I had Superman. I had Spiderman. I had Evel Knievel.

My dad was not a footballer. He wasn't anything remotely what the average person would say was a role model - but in my eyes he was Superman.

Salman will always be a superstar.

When I was a kid, I looked up to an Olympian superstar. I won't mention his name but when I asked for his autograph he said, 'no.'

You don't want to lose the nostalgia of being a superstar.

Fans love me because I connect with them. No other superstar can do that.

I am the superstar of the masses.

I am a huge fan of Superstar Rajinikanth. It is he who introduced me to this film industry. And I first saw my Raghavendra Swamy in him.

I do not believe in superstars. For me the only superstar has been Dilip Kumar and he will always be. I don't consider anybody after him as a superstar.

Man's mind is like a store of idolatry and superstition; so much so that if a man believes his own mind it is certain that he will forsake God and forge some idol in his own brain.

John Barnes was my idol growing up and he's the reason I've supported Liverpool. I play nothing like him, though!

Growing up, I supported Manchester United, and my hero was Mark Hughes.

Zico was my idol. He was a very good player from Flamengo, and I was a Flamengo supporter from Rio de Janeiro. I was always looking for him and saying I want to be like him. He's my big hero.

I think 'Idol' has been such a wonderful platform for me to step onto, and be a part of, and they've always treated me very kindly, and have been very supportive of my music and myself. I will always keep that as a highlight in my career for the rest of my life.

My father is my idol. He supports me all the time. He has given me the way to life.

I suppose when I started playing guitar, it was the means to an end. I never thought of myself as a fully fledged guitar instrumentalist. And my early excursions on the electric guitar were curtailed when Eric Clapton came on the scene, and I decided I was never going to be in the same arena as a Clapton or a Peter Green.