Kelly Lynch Quotes

Two of my biggest heroes were my father and John Wayne.

As you get older it is harder to have heroes, but it is sort of necessary.

When I was 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, I had so many people I looked up to and was so inspired by all these different people. It's cool to be in that position.

There are a lot of people I look up to and respect, but there's nobody really specific I would call a hero.

I loved Mia Hamm, and I really looked up to Julie Foudy as well, who is one of my mentors.

I think we all grow up with idols and things like that.

All my heroes are teachers.

I have no role models. Many heroes. I have an enormous capacity for hero worship.

It's not just children who need heroes.

I was shaped by the heroes in the films I saw, which you always want to emulate and be like. I wanted to be like Alan Ladd, Gary Cooper, Jimmy Stewart.

I was on Oprah's show recently talking about the people who impacted me the most. One was a teacher and one was my soccer coach. I didn't even go into my family, who had the most influence.

Tommy Smothers is my longest mentor, and Dave Eggers is my youngest.

I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.

Guys have to look up to somebody. Everybody needs to have their own role and somebody has to be the star.

I always looked up to so many people before me and was lucky to become such good friends with them. I learned so much hanging out with those cats.

I look up to a lot of people, but outside of my parents, I've never really had a mentor.

People need heroes, in music and every aspect of life.

I try to reach out to my idols.

I admire many people, but I am not sure that I have any 'heroes.'

I couldn't say no to A. Philip Randolph and no to Martin Luther King, Jr. These two men, I loved them, I admired them, and they were my heroes.

Like all children, I spent a lot of time looking for idols.

When I was young, I was looking for people to look up to - role models I could respect.

It's an honor to be able to tour with somebody I grew up listening to and somebody I look up to. When you're around somebody like E-40, all you can do is watch and learn, and soak up game.

I didn't have one single hero. Many footballers I looked up to and said, 'Wow, I want to be like them,' but be like them not just as a person but also for their skills.

It's really weird when you realize the people you look up to - who have influenced or inspired you - start to realize what you do.