David Alaba Quotes

I want to be the best professional and the greatest role model I can be.

I enjoyed being a teammate of Deion Sanders. He brings different elements to the game that many people would not even realize, and to watch and witness a superior talent like him and watch him prepare and train, and study the game is truly amazing.

Women watch and say, 'I like watching you control your own space. It's motivated me to do better, to go back to college, to even try law school. My daughter's been watching you since she's 10 - I love the fact that she's watching a strong woman who's in control.' All of those things are good, positive things.

I have got lot of faith in Virat Kohli. Whatever I've seen of him from the ground or TV, it gives me a lot of confidence.

I think it was everything about him: his work ethic, his desire to be the best football player that he can be. He just woke up and he was just Ray Lewis, so he did pretty much everything great. He was a great teammate.

A lot of guys, they feed off me… I'm extremely prideful in what I do. I think a lot of guys take heed of that. They look up to that.

My ambition with Al Ahli is to be an example for the local players. They must learn that professionalism is the path to success.

I don't think anybody is looking at Mario Balotelli and thinking 'I'm going to work as hard as him.'

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.

I believe in Coach Louis Wong. He is so much more than just a football coach.

I just want to be great. I want to stand out, be a great leader for this defense, and I'm just trying to leave it all out on the field.

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.

I might not be Shaq, but I can be Kobe, you know?

Michael Landon was the biggest influence. As a child, I watched him write, direct, star, and produce a TV show every week. He showed me what was possible.

Business is about being the best that you can be, and there are always glowing examples of people that we can all learn from.

I just think that you have to believe in yourself and you have to work very hard. You can't ever think that you're the best thing since sliced bread because I promise you, there are going to be Viola Davises and Jessica Chastains and Emma Stones who are the best thing since sliced bread. So take it seriously, but don't take it too seriously.

Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.

I'm kind of obsessed with Shaun White. I took a DVD of Shaun White to the hospital when I gave birth to my son. His physical elegance and his ease in front of the camera alone are inspiring, but he's got this... this dedication to excellence and this straight up courage that just... it personifies everything I want to be and everything I am not.

If Albert Einstein was right, Cal Ripken should have been a CEO or politician rather than a shortstop, because Ripken led by example over and over... and over again.

As a leader, I am tough on myself and I raise the standard for everybody; however, I am very caring because I want people to excel at what they are doing so that they can aspire to be me in the future.

I always have someone to look up to, and I think it helps me with motivating myself.

My dad taught me to be a leader or a follower, and he said follower ain't fun. So I want to be the leader of Bubba Watson.

If I can inspire some leaders, that would be great. I don't know if I want to be a leader.

My dad used to wake me up at 5:30 in the morning and hit me ground balls and tell me, 'Don't be afraid to excel. Don't be afraid to be great.'

There are very few things that I love more than being on stage and performing, but more than anything, I want to be a positive role model for teenage girls.