Alex Rodriguez Quotes

You look at the pioneers that have paved the way for players like myself. Sometimes, you just sit back and scratch your head.

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!

Being a fan of the game, you always look up to those types of guys that really have given you an opportunity.

Rosie is a Hall of Fame player, and I wouldn't be in the Hall of Fame if it weren't for him.

I have a lot of heroes. I don't think people give enough of a tribute to their mentors. They try to act like they're spontaneous generations - they are faking liars.

I don't really want to be compared to Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan, but I really feel honored and really proud that people actually see me as them or similar to them, and because they are my inspiration for what I have become today. I am really honored that people compare me to those people.

It's an honor when someone writes for you. That means they can hear your voice in their head.

How much more must this be so in my own case for I am conscious not only of the great names and achievements of those who have preceded me, but also of the living presence of many of my masters and teachers.

If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society's heroes.

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

I always see other people as predecessors and admire them.

I'm flattered anytime someone has taken enough time to listen to me and make a connection to someone else, honestly. I feel very lucky that a lot of my influences are the ones that people will tweet to me that I remind them of.

Hats off, gentlemen — if he were still alive we should not be here.

I'm very thankful to the Yankees and to Major League Baseball for allowing me to play this game.

I respect our greats. I admire them.

People still thank me for the stuff I did for this sport, and I appreciate everything people say.

Players like Rio Ferdinand and Patrick Vieira have supported me, and I just want to say thank you.

People come up to me and pay their respects by telling me how I was a big part of their childhood. I do not take that for granted, not for one second.

I am very thankful to Washington, D.C. for their loyalty and support.

I don't want to fight Urijah. He's the one that got me into the sport.

I guess I always like being asked questions about influence or inspiration, like, "What are you reading? Who are your heroes? Is there any one person you want to shout out to now?" I really love paying it forward with love and attention, because that's what I like to read.

Think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flames within us.

After all these years, I could say thank you to a woman who had a powerful impact on my early life.

Without my mentors there is no Misty.

I am grateful for the idea that has used me.