Khalid Quotes

It's so weird to turn on a switch and be the role model for all women, for all African-Americans. That doesn't happen that easily. It just doesn't. And so I don't act up in public and I don't do anything weird - because my sisters are watching me, not because the world is watching me.

People look to me for guidance or responsibility. People put a lot of stuff on me as a symbol of something, which is nothing I opted into, but it's a responsibility I take seriously regardless.

I have to just come to work every single day. That's not just on the field but off the field, because you have little kids looking up to you; your face is the face of this franchise and this university. You have to understand that every decision that you make is going to be criticized.

I never thought that I'd be a role model. Everyone kind of just made me a role model, and I hated that.

I understand there are a lot of people looking up to me.

I don't think of myself as a role model.

I hear people say, 'I'm not a role model' all the time, and it's like, 'Well, of course you're not!' It doesn't mean that people aren't going to look at you as one, though.

I came back from the Olympic Games, and straightaway, I'm this role model. So that means I can't mess around with my mates like I used to because, if I do, people are going to use it to knock me down.

When you're famous, you have a certain sense of responsibility because so many people are looking at you for inspiration and for influence.

With fame comes the responsibility of what you say. If the country is watching you, there ought to be substance, something worthwhile to speak about.

I think, as an actress, whether you want to or not, whether you're ready for it or not, people are going to look at what you're doing, and they are going to look up to you, and it's not even really about you; it's who you portray on the screen.

Making me into a role model is placing too much importance on what I see as a work in progress.

I never really said I want to be a role model. But then when it happened I was so down for it.

I understand that I'm a role model.

I could completely do without the fame. It makes me self-conscious. It is a responsibility. I believe that if people look up to you in any way, especially kids, then you have a responsibility to inspire them, both in your work and in your life. So, for me, that is a weight.

I am a marquee player and certainly that means a lot of responsibility.

All you can do is be your best self. I've always felt that I had to be that much more aware of how I present myself. I'm representing more than just me. I think every person should think that way.

I believe one's responsibility as a role model begins and ends with their perception of what a good role model is.

There's the cool factor, right? You see your face on a sign or your name on something, like, 'Ahh! Here I am!' And then there's a huge responsibility and the scary part of it, which is like, 'Now what happens?' And then you realize, 'Oh, yeah, this is my job.'

It's always nerve-wracking when people say they look up to you or that you're a good role model. It's such a double-edged sword, because you realize you've been put on this pedestal, and you have to make sure that you don't do anything to get torn down.

I think a lot of people do see me as like a role model or as an ambassador.

I can't be a role model. I just can't be.

The number 10 player is the star of the team, and you have more responsibility.

I have a lot of eyes on me because of basketball, a lot of young people looking up to me. It's made me grow up faster.

We are ambassadors. We are leaders of our own brands, and then in life things are thrown at you, you have to stand up for what's right. That brings on a whole new role. It's not on the front of the agenda that you see, but if you read the fine print it's part of becoming an athlete and the pedestal you get with that.