Jon Jones Quotes

Tom Brady is a person of great integrity and is a great ambassador of the game both on and off the field.

Chan Ho had a great career and was the exemplification of class, dignity and character.

Abe Krok was a man of integrity who made a unique contribution to Mamelodi Sundowns and to South African football.

Ossie Davis was a man with great integrity, great honor and someone who I feel has done us all a great service just by being on the Earth.

My Hall of Fame speech was about respect for the game.

I want to take this time to thank Daniel Cormier for being my biggest rival and motivator. He has absolutely no reason to hang his head. He has been a model champion, a model husband, a model father, a teammate, a leader, and I aspire to be a lot more like that man, because he's an amazing human being.

Virat Kohli is someone I have great respect for.

My teammate Franco Baresi was a real captain. He was an example for everyone. Not a big talker. He never talked. But on the field or in training, he was No. 1.

I watched Tim Tebow and how he played and how he carried himself and the good that he did for the game on and off the field. I knew that's what I wanted to do.

I've always really respected Mark Richt. I think he's a great man, first of all, and I think he's a great coach and a guy that truly cares about the players and always has.

I'd compare myself to Zinedine Zidane - a humble guy who just happened to be the best.

As a teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo is a perfect '10.' I admire him professionally because he sets an example to follow both as a player and as a person.

If I could be half of what Mike Sweeney was, I'll be happy with it.

The thing is, Steve's a great role model, and he won't sit there and tell you that.

I want to be remembered as a guy who played the game of football right.

I want to be a professional athlete who plays for the love of the game, never quits trying to give my best and is a good role model for all of the kids who look up to baseball players.

God knows I gave my best in baseball at all times and no man on earth can truthfully judge me otherwise.

A hero is someone we can admire without apology.

I can't tell you what an honor it is, to even be mentioned in the same breath with Arthur Ashe. This is something I certainly will treasure forever.

When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good decisions and show people how things are supposed to be done.

One guy that really inspired me was Michael Jordan. I wouldn't say that he inspired me as a sportsman, but I love going back and watching videos of him, especially how he conducts himself in interviews. He always seemed to be very careful about the words that he used and thought about everything differently to anybody else.

Great people have great values and great ethics.

I had massive admiration for lots of players. Richard Hill would be up there, along with Martin Johnson.

I've been trying to be the best representative for my school, my family, and the USGA as I possibly could.

You cannot just switch football on and off; it's intense. There were times when I probably shouldn't have got involved in certain things and said certain things, but you feel that sometimes you have to stand up for what you believe. Maybe the supporters looked to me to stand up as well.