Quotes About Role model

When I was young, I looked up to Andriy Shevchenko. He was so elegant, and on the pitch as well.

On the pitch, I have always had that responsibility to lead the team. But, of course, when you are captain, players, especially the young ones, they look at you more for the things you do on and off the pitch. But I have always been a very calm person.

Verlander is a guy every right-handed power pitcher looks up to since the beginning of time.

My dad is the most humble man on the planet.

My whole life, I wanted to be an actor. Perhaps the seed was planted when I saw Sigourney Weaver in 'Alien', wiping the floor with the men on the ship.

I always said that if I had the platform and the opportunity to share my story and make it easier for others, I would - so that, in a way, I can be the role model that I was looking for as a kid.

I dreamed about being Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan being my dad at some points, or him helping me play basketball.

My dad always played sports. He played football. I always wanted to play football because my dad played football, but my mom never wanted me to play football because she said she couldn't take me getting hit.

Besides my father, who used to be a footballer at the local level, it is Messi for whom I started to play football.

One thing I really liked about David Winfield, man, just... the way he played the game, and such a class act he was on and off the field.

When you've played Buffy - who's such a strong female role model - it's really hard for another female character to compare to her.

My dad played junior college basketball, and he always showed me clips of Michael Jordan.

I don't want to just be the best player. I want to be a great person, too.

From the first instant I met her, I wanted to be Nora Ephron. I just really wanted to please her.

I suppose the thing I'm quite pleased about is that I am, I would hope, a role model for girls and younger women who are thinking about doing science.

If what I say or what I do affects others who look up to me as a role model, that pleases me so much.

If you can be a good role model for people, well, great. You try and live your sporting life and the rest of your life as well as you can, and if it's something that people admire, well, fantastic. I don't sit at home and think about it too much, though - there's plenty of other things in my life going on.

I'm still very much plugging away. But if I can build my career, I'll do it like Eric Bana. He has a family; he has his roots. He still loves Melbourne. He's a great role model to have.

My dad was actually my first mentor. Decent man, hard-working man, never missed a day of work plumber.

I love Blake Lively. She's one of my favorite actresses, and she's got a really classy and beautiful look. She's somebody that I really look up to and follow.

My mom's the one I look up to for everything. I feel like I'm a lump of clay and she's moulding me into a woman.

As cliche as it is, I was a huge Audrey Hepburn girl growing up.

When I was growing up, I just saw my mother as a successful businesswoman and awesome mother, so I never really thought, 'I can't do it.' I saw how she worked hard, served clients really well, was a great mum to us.

I know personally as a young player when coaches came to my school that is someone you want to be like and I think that helps massively.