Stephen Baker Quotes

We looked up to our father. He still is much greater than us.

Playing with Tom Watson, I grew up a little bit. Even if he didn't say something to you, even if he didn't give you advice, you have grown up just watching him. It was great.

I feel like I have so many middle-aged women who look up to me.

Tommy Smothers is my longest mentor, and Dave Eggers is my youngest.

My grandfather is the greatest man I'll ever know.

I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me.

I look up to people that are much older than me, so being a mentor is a full time job.

Two of my biggest heroes were my father and John Wayne.

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather.

First of all, I try to be a positive role model.

If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light, and that's what I want to do. That's what it's all about.

It should be your parents and others in the community that you look up to. For me it was my grandmother, a great woman. She had wisdom and knowledge.

At my age, I'm not trying to score cool points. I'm just excited when I can speak to younger members of our audience in the WWE. I just get to be a superhero to kids, but I'm not trying to be on the cutting edge of style or anything like that. Once you reach that point of deprivation, you don't mind it.

It's an honor to be able to tour with somebody I grew up listening to and somebody I look up to. When you're around somebody like E-40, all you can do is watch and learn, and soak up game.

When kids want a picture or autograph, you reflect later on and realize you did something good. Then you see them come back five years later, they're all grown up, have their own lives and they tell you how much you inspired them. You're like, 'Whoa.'

I think it's a huge compliment from the younger guys understanding what I did for the game and wanting to represent me by wearing my shoes.

I have always listened to elders in my life.

I would tell the young Francesco Totti to repeat everything that the older Totti did - if he's able to!

It's amazing what one positive role model in your life can do in five minutes.

I've learned from the greatest people, and I've got wonderful things to pass on.

I always try and give a good example to children who follow me.

A guy like James Brown has walked the walk, talked the talk. I can't disrespect James Brown in any kind of way. In my household, the adults tell you where to get off at.

My mentors were very good.

I'm appreciative that young males can look up to myself.

I get free life lessons from J-Hope and Jimin; sometimes it's like they're 10 years older than me.