Philippe Coutinho Quotes

People like Paul Scholes were in my way at United - what are you going to do with that? You just look at him as an idol. I have watched him since I was a little kid. I couldn't have had a much better teacher.

Rooney's a legend. He's one of my favourite attackers of all time. He's a guy I really do look up to.

Lionel Messi is a role model for everyone, including me.

Obviously, Thierry Henry is someone I have looked up to ever since I started playing football.

I hope maybe one day I can be like Wayne Rooney. Maybe then some young players will be proud to play against me. That would be amazing.

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

Everyone has someone they looked up to. Mine was Mickey Mantle. For Alex Rodriguez to idolize me coming up, that makes me feel very good.

We all want heroes and we all want somebody to look up to.

When you think of Peyton Manning, you think 'ambassador.' The game has grown exponentially during his career because of him and what he means to our game, not only as a football player but as a humanitarian.

My superhero has always been Tendulkar, and it will be Tendulkar for life. He is someone who has inspired me immensely. Just watching him play for India, I used to dream of winning games for India, because he used to do it single handedly.

I've had many idols growing up. The inclination for idol worship comes naturally to me.

I used to imagine what it would be like to do what Jim Brown was doing. I used to imagine what it would be like to be like a Tony Dorsett. I used to imagine what it would be like to be like a Walter Payton. I was imagining Emmitt Smith doing exactly what they were doing.

The one player I have looked up to since I was a kid is Ryan Giggs.

As a kid, I looked up to Gazza, and to Wayne Rooney because he came through at Everton. Zidane has been one of my favourite players and I was always watching videos of him.

I looked up to cricket players such as Imran Khan.

Beyonce's like my secret mother.

I always modeled myself on Ronaldinho. He was one of my favourites who I followed a lot - his magic made us want to imitate him and his football. Is my goal celebration a tribute to him? Yes, of course. I like him a lot.

My dad hit 152 home runs and that's the person I wanted to be like. My hero growing up.

Del Piero is a player who I have always enjoyed watching. Del Piero has been an inspiration for me throughout my career.

CR7 is a model to all footballers.

I played with Baggio when I was young. I grew up with his myth, and to actually play with him was like being in a dream. I tried to hang out with him, to study how he played and to learn from him.

I watched Romario when I was young, and he was one of my idols.

There are a lot of players that I wanted to play with, but I always wanted to play with Ronaldinho. He's been always my idol, I am a fan of his.

Every time I see Leonardo DiCaprio in a movie, I'm like, 'Dude, you're awesome. I want to be just like you when I grow up.'

Ray Santos is one of my personal heroes. I model my life on people like him.