Henry Speight Quotes

I wanted my children to be able to see me play at the World Cup.

I want to be an inspiration to lots and lots of children.

Yannick, for me, is an example, an example for all the French players. We all want to taste ourselves what he was able to taste first.

Meadowlark inspired me to play for a long time. I thought, 'If he could do it, I can do it.' The legacy that Meadowlark leaves is something that every child and adult can benefit from.

Kids are our future.

I want to make him the proudest dad to have me and I want to show everybody and nearly be as good as him because he was the best.

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.

I'd like to be remembered as good person and as one of the best comedians of my generation.

If you dream the proper dreams, and share the myths with people, they will want to grow up to be like you.

I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling for him.

In the end, I want to be an inspiration to somebody.

Every generation of children has its private hero.

I wanted to do something inspirational for my children.

My father was truly a great man. I remember one day putting my feet in my father's shoes. I was amazed at the size. Would I ever be big enough to fill his shoes? Could I ever grow into the man my father was? I wondered.

Meryl Streep was my hero. I wanted to be that type of actor more than anything.

At a pivotal time in my life, Barack Obama gave me hope that a boy who grew up like me could still achieve the most important of my dreams. For that, I'll miss him and the example he set.

I looked up to cricket players such as Imran Khan.

I'm glad I'm setting an example for the younger generation so in the future they can say, 'Look how long E-40's rap career was. Look how long he stayed relevant.'

When I leave the NBA, I don't want my legacy to be, 'He won a championship ring.' I want my legacy to say, 'He played for the people. He gave everybody in the world hope that they can be just like him.'

It's almost a blessing for a new generation to say somebody like myself went to their school. It helps kids dream, and now they're getting into acting, football, whatever.

When I was a little kid, I looked up to other people, so I hope that I can inspire little kids.

I wanted to be Deco, Titi Camara, or Pascal Feindouno when I was young, and now there are kids with my name on the back of their shirts! That is such a big motivation for me, and I hope I continue to show them that, with courage and determination, they can achieve anything.

My whole thing is I can't wait to inspire the next young fighters from my hometown.

Just remember, you're never too old to have a hero.

I definitely take it as a really big responsibility on my shoulders to make sure I'm motivating my generation and the people around me and, hopefully, inspire people to try something new.