Allyson Felix Quotes

I do feel I have a responsibility to the youths. For real.

When you're put in a position to really affect young people who are going to run the world one day, if you're able to be in their life at a young age and make a positive impact, I think that's a beautiful thing.

The more I got into my artistry, I got a bigger responsibility: the kids in Chicago, they look up to the rappers. We influence them.

I give kudos to people like Zendaya who are like, 'Yes, I want to inspire young kids.' And I'm like, 'Girl, that's a lot of work!'

I would like to be somebody young people, young girls, can look up to.

I always try to set a positive example for my generation and promote confidence.

I'm a Prince of Wales Trust ambassador, so I'm all about giving youth an education, a voice and a chance to not take the wrong road.

I like to think I'm a role model for women. But I also don't like to just limit it to women. I like to think I'm a role model for human beings in general.

I believe my father has and always will be the strongest influence in my life, as he has guided me on many paths.

What's so amazing in today's society is people look up to football players. And as a football player, you have a platform. And it's so much more important than any touchdown or trophy or anything you could win with football. Its taking that platform and be able to influence people.

The idea of being able to serve as an example, based upon how to process, how to think, how to realize our own dreams, we can pass that down to our children.

Well, I always hope that I'm a role model.

I try to lead by example.

I've had many mentors, but the one that has the most impact was my mother.

I am proud to be a role model for my viewers. I am finding out that helping victims is as or more rewarding the all the awards I win.

I've always wanted to stay involved with young people. I never bought into the idea that entertainers owe nothing to their audience except a good performance.

For some reason in today's society, people look up to football players and you have a voice. And it's because of that voice you have the opportunity to impact people's lives.

I still get very emotional when a girl - 13 or 14 - comes up to me and says, 'Your videos really helped me.'

Giving teenagers some inspiration, a single role model and an opportunity to be part of something bigger at a critical point in their lives can be the difference between being a productive or being a destructive member of society.

We need to offer great examples to our youth.

Leadership is about setting a good example for others to follow.

Doing and making positive programming for young people is so important to me, and I will keep doing it.

For me, I really enjoy telling stories and helping the younger generation, young actors to have the same opportunity I did.

I think I could be a role model to people growing up.

Professional athletes have an enormous opportunity to be a source of inspiration for the younger generation, lead by example, and prove to them that as long as you stand up for what you believe in, everything is possible.