Toni Duggan Quotes

We can all look to our friends, family, and those we admire for inspiration.

People need role models, and they need to feel that there's this opportunity to learn. They need to have people that will stick up for them. I want to be a part of that.

The three greatest people in my life were white, OK. My high school coach, my high school superintendent and my mentor in Manhasset, Long Island.

Growing up, I really didn't have a lot of role models.

Because my home life was nuts, I didn't look to my parents for help. I looked to my teachers. They made me who I am. They took on a parental role. They're like celebrities or heroes to me.

Simply stated, girls want role models and mentors.

I just love kids. As a kid, I grew up in a poor country with a poor family that had nothing. I loved anyone who could come into my life, in from the outside, and give me advice that could help me succeed. I believe that there are a lot of people who came into my life that made me Dikembe Mutombo.

God puts people in our lives on purpose so we can help them succeed and help them become all He created them to be. Most people will not reach their full potential without somebody else believing in them.

I was on Oprah's show recently talking about the people who impacted me the most. One was a teacher and one was my soccer coach. I didn't even go into my family, who had the most influence.

Yes, I do strive to be someone young women can look up to.

I have a lot of amazing women, you know, women in my life who have been an example for me of what not to do.

My parents are my major supporters. I look up to Denzel Washington, Jack Nicholson and Jim Carrey. They have all opened my mind and helped me with my craft.

None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody - a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns - bent down and helped us pick up our boots.

Galley Molina's a great inspiration and role model for a lot of young kids out there.

If it weren't for the mentorship and guidance from people like my mother, James Brown and others, I wouldn't have been able to make something of my life.

My dad is a good role model for me, and then I had a high school coach that really helped me out when I was struggling and made a big difference in my life.

I've definitely had mentors, whether parents or friends or actors who I like.

Our young people look up to us. Let us not let them down. Our young people need us. Saving them will make heroes of us all.

Role models really matter. It's hard to imagine yourself as something you don't see.

Young people need models, not critics.

Mentorship is critical for young people. Mentorship by others for my children is very high on my agenda.

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.

Children have more need of models than of critics.

I was very lucky in that I had a couple of teachers who were particularly supportive.

I have been tremendously impacted and influenced by my coaches. It's nice to play for people that are going to support you.