Jens Voigt Quotes

I see the friends I made over the years who have become family today, people I became acquainted with who have achieved so much in their lives. They taught me something with each meeting.

Among the great names that adorn the roll of Nobel prize-winners in Medicine is that of Otto Meyerhof, my admired teacher and friend, to whose inspiration, guidance and encouragement I owe so very much.

I remember the Vince Carter Raptor days: playing all the video games with him. Playing against him is one thing; having a chance to learn from him is a whole - another level of excitement.

One girl said when I won my gold that was what inspired her to do boxing. She was only 12, and that is the same age I was when I first started.

I don't want to fight Urijah. He's the one that got me into the sport.

I feel like my game is more like LeBron's than Kobe's, so that's why I think I gravitated toward his game more.

I definitely think that my vibe has rubbed off on Drake a bit.

I'm happy that the sacrificing, the hard training, the travel, the time being away from the family, is going to stop. So I'm happy; I'm glad about that. But I'm also terrified. Frightened. Because, I mean, in my whole adult life, cycling was the most consistent thing I ever did.

The most important thing to me is to inspire all these athletes in the next generation.

We could not be more proud to have LeBron James as part of our Lakers family. He is an incredibly thoughtful and intelligent leader and clearly appreciates the power sports has to unite communities and inspire the world to be a better place.

I was happy about being able to play under someone like coach Kidd. It is a dream come true to me. I watched him play when I was younger.

I'd like to thank my family and friends for their continual support over the years and to all those involved in helping me develop as a cricketer of which there are too many to mention.

I think it's just amazing to be in a group of women, in a group of people that you can spend enough time with them to really get to know people and be inspired by them and learn something new about them every day.

To work with one of your heroes is the greatest things you can ever hope for.

There's been a lot of champions before me, and I'm sure there will be ahead of me.

In my professional life, someone I really look up to is Kathleen Finch.

I surround myself with guys who are pretty successful, good people, and I think the two biggest influences in my life lately have been Tim Tebow and Ryron Gracie.

I want to be less of a role model and more of a mentor. I don't ever want kids to put me on a pedestal and feel like they can't talk or reach out to me. I want to be there for them.

The lads I played football with on the street when I was a kid in Cardiff were as good as me, and in many ways, my career is due to them.

Ancelotti is like a father to me. He's always been close to me and supported me. He's won it all and I still have a lot to prove.

Life comes as a full circle. It feels good when you become someone's idol.

LeBron's been like a big brother to me, watching me play and giving me pointers on just little things. I really look up to him.

I never really had role models or guys in the NBA to show me the ropes or be a friend, mentor to me like that.

There are a lot of people from my Central Arkansas days that I owe a lot of thanks to for how they helped me over the years.

Rick Rubin and my father had a great friendship and it's because of it that the work my dad did at the end of his life was created - that he felt creativity and invigorated again, even though he was being consumed by frailty.