Jonathan Vilma Quotes

Athletes know kids look up to them, and it's important for athletes to be responsible.

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 think we have a great opportunity as fighters and athletes to be good role models. I'm by no means perfect, but I think we can try.

I think we, as pro coaches, should have a consciousness towards having an image and a role model mentality for kids.

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

The only reason we make good role models is because you guys look up to athletes and we can influence you in positive ways. But the real role models should be your parents and teachers!

Young people in the business have grown up and made the wrong decisions, or bad decisions, and haven't been good role models. To be someone that people look up to is important to me.

Being a role model is a privilege.

Golf, to its foundation, is a game of integrity and one that encourages us to give back, kind of be ambassadors, role models, I guess, for kids - whether they like golf or not.

I don't have anything against Georges St-Pierre. I think he's a great fighter. I think he's a nice guy just like everybody else, and he's a great role model. I would love to be that too if I was in that position.

Footballers have a great opportunity to be a good example because the kids want to listen to you and be like you in many ways.

I think I am a sportsperson. A lot of people look up to me, so I have the responsibility to set the right example for them.

If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.

When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good decisions and show people how things are supposed to be done.

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

I am supposed to set an example to young players.

I honestly do feel that I am a role model for young people.

Galley Molina's a great inspiration and role model for a lot of young kids out there.

I would never think of myself as a role model.

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

Being a role model is cool and a great honor. I'm grateful to be considered one and will live up to that title by encouraging kids to eat their Wheaties and brush their teeth often.

Even if I never registered my YouTube channel with the intention of being a role model, if I am that for somebody, I can't help it. So I need to be conscious of it and realize that influence can be used for good or bad, and just try to do my best.

Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I will do the same for them. And that is all part of being a leader.

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.

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.