Nia Jax Quotes

The first time someone called me a role model, I remember thinking, 'What does that mean?' But I feel aware of it when I'm reading scripts.

I just feel like I have a chance to be a role model now.

I can see that I can be a role model.

You want to help people and make the world a better place in whatever way you can. I've tried to share the things I've learned, and for me it really is all about being a role model.

I caught the mentorship bug when I was Miss California U.S.A. and volunteered to mentor for a brand new program called 'Who's Your Hero.' I literally fell in love with the impact it all has, not only on the girls but on myself - giving back is such a powerful thing.

I look at tennis as a bit of a platform to hopefully touch lives and encourage people.

Ali's belief in himself was something I picked up on, and it's become my own philosophy.

I never really said I want to be a role model. But then when it happened I was so down for it.

I never thought I would be in a position like this, where my words and experiences are now inspiring others to follow suit. It's challenging at times, but I can only look forward to the future of business and philanthropy.

You can't lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself.

If you are given a chance to be a role model, I think you should always take it because you can influence a person's life in a positive light, and that's what I want to do. That's what it's all about.

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

Richard Sherman has kind of the peak of self-confidence. I'm a little below that. But I've learned a lot from him.

Being a role model is a little bit of pressure on me, but I know that people will support me either way which is a good feeling.

If I can be a role model and leader, I am happy to do that.

Women watch and say, 'I like watching you control your own space. It's motivated me to do better, to go back to college, to even try law school. My daughter's been watching you since she's 10 - I love the fact that she's watching a strong woman who's in control.' All of those things are good, positive things.

My drama teacher when I was a kid called me 'Zawe the activist' and I had no idea why. Now I've got older I can see why she always saw that in me.

Everyone knows someone struggling in some kind of way. You are a role model to so many people, even if you don't realize it. Take someone under your wing. Show them the right way to do things.

You have to know what your value is. I started learning my value when I was 12 years old.

It's only a big man who makes you feel big.

If I can give that back to one little girl, much less thousands, and if they start on this journey because they saw me do this, then I did a good thing with my career and my life.

That would be great if I could be a role model or inspiration to those who have been in my shoes before.

For me, the only way I know how to do this is to be myself. I actually learned that from 'The Dream' Dusty Rhodes. I was trying to be this wrestler, and I was trying to be cool, and Dusty literally told me, 'You've got to be yourself.' That's really how Bayley started, and that is what brought me this far.

There is power in seeing a face that looks like yours do something, be someone. There is power in moving from the sidelines to the center.

Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.