Adam Thielen Quotes

Springsteen is a hero to a lot of people in New Jersey. He's a role model - because he's a local guy who got out.

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

I was a big Magic Johnson fan. And I guess people who knew that gave a name that... In that vein. I tried to play like him.

And to this day, my Mom is my role model.

I stand on the shoulders of countless people, yet there is one extraordinary person who is my life aspiration. That person is my mother, Celina Sotomayor.

I'd never compare myself to Freddie Mercury because I look up to him far too much. As an artist, not necessarily as a person.

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 had my father, and he was an amazing man and an amazing role model, so I always wanted to mirror that.

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

Muhammad Ali was a god, an idol and an icon. He was boxing. Any kid that had the opportunity to talk to Ali, to get advice from Muhammad Ali, was privileged. He's always given me time to ask questions, although I was so in awe that I didn't ask questions.

It's weird because every movie that I do is always a role that reminds me of a role that 'Pac would have done. And when 'Pac did 'Juice,' he was young - probably like 21, 22 - something like that. And that's my favorite actor. I know it might be weird to say, but he was talented on screen, and that's who I studied.

They said you'd really have to be something to be like Babe Ruth. But Babe Ruth was an American player. What we needed was a Puerto Rican player they could say that about, someone to look up to and try to equal.

I don't want to say this in a lame way, but D. Rose is one of my heroes. His whole story and background and what he's done for communities in Chicago is super inspiring.

Since I came an adult - for more than 45 years - Marcus Aurelius has been my great idol.

On a personal level, my mom is my biggest inspiration. She's always been an idol for me. I used to dream about growing up and being like her.

I looked up to cricket players such as Imran Khan.

My mother means the world to me. She is my inspiration and motivating force. She has brought me up perfectly and given me the value and ethics that I still proudly believe in and follow.

I told Pedro this story: I used to wear a freakin' Pedro Martinez jersey because it had 'Martinez' on the back.

Who wouldn't want to be compared to a guy like Steph Curry?

Maybe in another life, I wanna be Aaron Judge.

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

I wanted to be like my mum: as strong as her. She was my role model.

When I was a kid I used to look at Wes Brown. I loved him as a player.

I will tell you another thing, we Argentines criticise Messi because we are specialists in criticising what is ours.

I think Dwyane Wade is really a wonderful guy.