Rain Quotes

I realise I have inadvertently become a source of inspiration and hope for people in India simply by the fact that I grew up there, went to my local university, but could go on to do well internationally.

I remember in Indonesia, there was this actor in a film that got pretty big internationally, and he went to Hollywood. Seeing an Indonesian guy doing that when I was 13 or 14, it really motivated me.

I was just a small boy from Mississippi, and now little kids are going to identify with me through this game.

The interesting thing is how one guy, through living out his own fantasies, is living out the fantasies of so many other people.

Researching Magic Johnson, I realized I clearly haven't done enough with my life.

I am pleased that my work has been recognized, and I hope to be a role model.

Seeing a lot of the younger players doing well gives me inspiration.

There are superstars around us who have achieved so much in their career. I am not even five percent of that. I have a long way to go.

One day I want to be like Will Smith.

It's very motivating, very aspiring to have the knowledge of me being able to be successful so young and have players go out of their way to talk about me.

Black, white, Chinese, it don't matter - I've been told by multiple people that I'm very inspiring to them, and it makes them want to achieve whatever they can achieve.

I just looked up to my brother because he was a professional. He was the one I wanted to follow.

I had one of those light bulb 'a ha' moments while screening 'Good Will Hunting' in Camp David in 1998 - Madeleine Albright and the Clintons were there, and I just became really inspired by all of these amazing people. I left the screening asking myself what I could do.

My parents definitely sparked something in me. I'm sure of it. I saw how happy and fulfilled they were, and I knew I wanted the same job.

It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.

As a person, to inspire some young girls and give them something to look at and give them something to play for, I think is such a great position to be in. I'm glad that I can follow all of the great Korean players' footsteps.

A #2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.

I've always been working just to be a world champion and it's a dream come true.

My goal is to get people thinking and trying to wrap their heads around the amazing things that have been achieved and to dream about what will be achieved.

I would like to be where Diana Rigg or Judi Dench is, but I expect it is as good as it is going to get.

I used to sneak up to the 8th floor and watch Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo rehearsing 'Saturday Night Live' and could only wonder if I would ever have the chance to be funny. It took me five years to go up the two stories, but it is such a sense of fulfillment to be able to show what I can do on national television.

I hope our hopes and aspirations are bigger than setting records.

You know, I want to help my country. Definitely I can help them, simply by winning races. Sure, they can follow my path to a good career. But for me it is not enough. I want to be more than that. In everything I want to be a role model.

There are many mediocre entertainers who don't aspire to much more than fame and glory. It's very easy to have them as your role models because there aren't as many greats. Go back, discover the greats, and take it from there.

Just the title of 'American Idol' is something that people can look up to. I'm not Saint Scott, I'm not Mr. Perfect, but I want to be that role model.