Stephen A. Smith Quotes

We're supposed to be role models.

You are a role model to people. You gotta make sure you're doing the right thing.

Everyone in society should be a role model, not only for their own self-respect, but for respect from others.

I think everyone needs to be a role model, period.

When you speak of role models, when we talk to our kids, everybody is a role model, everyone, just as you look at a Michael Jordan to be the terrific athlete he is.

I'm not preaching about things you should do, I'm not political or anything. I'm probably not the best role model.

I don't think of myself as a role model, but I can see that I am.

Each person must live their life as a model for others.

I try to be myself and, of course, be a good role model. I don't really find it hard, but you think about what you do and that other people look up to you.

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

If you want young people to take right and wrong seriously, you must put them in the presence of people who take right and wrong seriously.

There's no crime in being a poor role model.

I don't choose projects according to the idea of being a role model. To be considered as one is definitely an honor.

Not everyone's role model material, but we do have a sense of responsibility because kids listen more to us than they would their parents.

Athletes are given a really special platform. It's our duty, as athletes, to be role models.

Being a role model means you can stand up and fight for things.

You have responsibilities, and you are role models to kids. That comes with the job.

No one intends to make serious mistakes. They come when you compromise your standards to be more accepted by others. You be the strong one. You be the leader. Choose good friends and resist peer pressure together.

I'm pretty confident in who I am. I know that for parents everywhere, it's my job to be a role model, and I'm going to do the best I possibly can.

Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.

Great leaders don't rush to blame. They instinctively look for solutions.

Choose your friends carefully. It is they who will lead you in one direction or the other.

Every night I go over what I did in the day, in ethical or moral terms. Have I treated people properly? Did I tell the truth?

I try to be a good person. I know what my downfalls are, so that's a good thing.

And I believe we need heroes, I believe we need certain people who we can measure our own shortcomings by.