Jonathan Majors Quotes

When Michael Jordan quit, I suddenly found myself without a sports hero.

I think we always look up to legends and people who not only win but give us a larger than life role model... I think Michael Jordan is this, someone who became bigger than his sport.

Man, meeting Michael Jordan for me was like.. black Jesus walking towards me. It was overwhelming to me to finally meet the guy I've looked up to my whole life.

I grew up a Michael Jordan fan; that was my first idol. But my true sports idol was Deion Sanders: he was the person I always wanted to be. I wanted to play two sports professionally, which would never happen, but to me, that was every kid's dream.

When I was young, I was obsessed with Michael Jordan and the Bulls. He's the only person I get starstruck over. I don't know what I'd do if I met him - I'd be in shock! That's my dream.

I loved Belle in 'Beauty and the Beast.' I just wanted to be her. I'm a brunette, so I think I kind of cling to all those princesses that have brown hair. I just wanted to be them.

Of course, my father was a soccer player. He used to play very good. Then, when I was young, eight or nine years old, ten years old, I just want to be like my father.

Being Michael Jordan means acting the same as I always have.

Last time I was starstruck was when I met Roger Federer. He is one of the few athletes that I really look up to - incredibly talented both on and off the track and a great role model for tennis.

I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.

People don't realize this, but throughout my career, I grew up patterning my game after Scottie Pippen's. I admire him for his versatility.

I looked up to cricket players such as Imran Khan.

Kobe Bryant was the reason I started playing basketball - always was and will be my favorite player of all time. I love the way he could get his shot off, his footwork down in the post, just his determination to be the best player.

As a kid, we all have dreamt that we wanted to play with Sachinpaaji, and that dream has come true.

When LeBron came into the league, I was 9 years old. So I grew up watching him play.

Serena Williams is my sports idol.

Willy Wonka's like my Michael Jordan.

You can't have a greater person to emulate your game around than Scottie Pippen.

All I used to want to do was shoot fadeaways like Kobe because he was my favorite player.

Michael Jordan was that guy - he was Michael Jordan. So whatever he did, we followed.

Growing up, John Terry was my obvious idol. I based my whole game on him.

Like most kids, I grew up idolizing Michael Jordan and continue to work relentlessly to reach his iconic status on the court.

They called me Little Milla. He was one of the best in the world, not just in Africa. A lot of us think he did not win the best player in the world award just because he was African. It was an honour to have the name - he was an inspiration.

Hopefully, one day, I'll be up there with Michael Jordan.

I didn't grow up admiring anybody but George Gervin, and I didn't get a chance to play against him. That would've been one of my lifetime accomplishments. I probably would've went crazy if I played against him, because he's like a father to me now.