Metta World Peace Quotes

My dad had a huge influence on my career.

I really just try to enjoy the game and hope that I can inspire young kids. I started playing tennis because of Monica Seles, and I try to promote the sport in the best possible way. Sometimes it's hard because you get upset on court, but I think in life one learns through experiences in order to evolve as a person.

I've learned a tremendous amount from Oprah.

I credit NTI, truthfully, with everything as far as where my head is and what my goals are and dreams are. I would say it was probably one of the most influential moments of my life, being there.

I think my dad has helped me tremendously.

I think my dad is definitely my biggest role model, personally, just in my day-to-day life.

No one can beat Momma. She made me the person I am today - the way I think and act and move and talk and speak. It's all because of her.

I wouldn't be were I am now without my parents.

I've always said, other than my dad, coaches had the greatest impact on me.

My mother is my first role model. We have lived every dream together. The way she has balanced everything in life makes me want to be like her.

My understanding of busy has certainly changed! My daughters have had an incredible impact on my life and the way I live it. They are a part of every decision I make. They motivate me to be the best me.

As I have encountered difficult moments in my own life, I have been privileged to learn from the great men I have come to know as a writer.

Developing a relationship with someone you admire, who can encourage you to reach your full potential, is something that everyone can benefit from.

I never thought I'd be a role model but I think to some people I am or have been.

I've had a life that has taken many interesting paths. I've learned a lot from mentors who were instrumental in shaping me, and I want to share what I've learned.

I remove a lot of the pressure from myself by saying I'm not competing with my parents. They are the persons who taught me my ideology. They actively practiced what they preached. They're the exemplars and the role models. So how does one compete with a mentor?

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.

I was very fortunate to have some great mentors. A father that was always in my life set the example every day at home. Everybody asks me, 'What was your role model?' My role model slept 20 feet from me every night. I could always go talk to him and ask him questions no matter what it was about.

I don't think I'm as educated as Whoopi, so I'm lifting myself to her level. But you know, our view of the world, our view of what we can do, our sense of what it means to be here, are similar.

My mom is an art teacher and is very much into the performing arts. What can I say? She is the female in my life and has guided me on how to act and conduct myself. A lot of my strength comes from her.

As a father, I do everything my dad didn't do. My son Beau's birth changed my life.

Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.

My dad lived by example. I lived by watching him. I watched all the great things he did and said. I try to walk that talk for my children.

All it takes is one teacher - just one - to save us from ourselves and make us forget all the others.

As a person, the only people who matter are my kids and how they see me.