Rick Famuyiwa Quotes

Shirley Temple opens doors for Shirley Temple Black.

A lot of people say Michael Jordan and all of that. But Magic Johnson and my dad were my role models.

You can't have a greater person to emulate your game around than Scottie Pippen.

Few players have cast a spell across the game like Yao Ming, before or since.

And she [Eleanor Roosevelt]loves being a star. And she loves being a teacher and a leader and a mentor and a big friend. Also, she's tall. She's one of the tallest girls in the school. And she's an athlete. And she writes many years later, at the end of her life, she writes that the happiest day, the happiest single day of her life was the day that she made the first team at field hockey. And I have to say, as a biographer, that's the most important fact. I

To me, Arnold was a pioneer in the spirit of Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin, while Tiger is a pioneer in the spirit of Bill Gates.

Michael Jordan changed so much in basketball, he took his power to make a difference. It's so much going on in music right now and somebody has to make a difference.

Conor changed the game and he paved the way. He did those big numbers and I'm one of the guys who is going to carry that forward.

I was LeBron James before LeBron James.

You can be a champion and you can be flashy with money and cars but you have a big platform. What are you trying to change?

All the courage and competitiveness of Jackie Robinson affects me to this day. If I patterned my life after anyone it was him, not because he was the first black baseball player in the majors but because he was a hero.

Michael Jordan was a great individual and a great player. You can't say enough about what he brought to the game. He took the NBA to another level.

I think what Kanye West is going to mean is something similar to what Steve Jobs means.

It's good to be successful but it's great to be significant

Alexander created cities everywhere he passed: I have left dreams everywhere I have trailed my life.

Create your legacy, and pass the baton.

I honestly feel that because Steve has passed, you know, it's like when Biggie passed and Jay-Z was allowed to become Jay-Z.

What is important - what I consider success - is that we make a contribution to our world.

True leadership is measured by what happens after you die.

Throughout his many years, he enriched the lives of countless others and served as a model of generosity and discipline to those he met, fostering an atmosphere of compassion, harmony, and unity. Sri Chinmoy was a leader, humanitarian, artist, athlete, and public servant who will be sorely missed. His legacy of kindness, reflection, and resolve will endure for many years to come.

Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence." (Harvard Business School definition of leadership)

Not only do I admire Jordan's accomplishments and his phenomenal basketball ability, but also the way he has conducted himself on and off the court. I don't think there will ever be another player to have the same impact on the game of basketball as Michael Jordan.

Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy.

Other than my parents, no one had a bigger influence on my life than Coach Smith. He was more than a coach – he was my mentor, my teacher, my second father. Coach was always there for me whenever I needed him and I loved him for it. In teaching me the game of basketball, he taught me about life. My heart goes out to Linnea and their kids. We've lost a great man who had an incredible impact on his players, his staff and the entire UNC family.

We truly could have used the later Jobs in earlier years at Apple, is what I feel.