Jimmy Smith Quotes

I don't have an idol per se.

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

Being the guy that some kids look up to is pretty cool.

I never really had an idol.

I never thought I'd be a role model but I think to some people I am or have been.

Kids look up to me, and it's really incredible to be in that position.

I would like to be somebody young people, young girls, can look up to.

I'm flattered that other artists consider me a role model.

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 think a lot of the time having someone who you, not base yourself on, but can see yourself being after a few years, you can get quite blinded by that, in the same way love can be.

Every boy needs a role model that he can be proud of and talk about to the other kids in the playground.

I want to be a role model.

I understand there are a lot of people looking up to me.

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

It is a great feeling when you lay down at night, and you know there are little kids out there imitating you, and people want to know what you eat and when you go to sleep.

I've patterned myself after my musical heroes.

Everybody is inspired by someone.

Neymar is my only role model.

Ray Santos is one of my personal heroes. I model my life on people like him.

Everything I am I owe to Sterling Sharpe. He made me a better football player, a better father, and a better man. He was, and always will be, my hero.

I'm a role model to a lot of kids.

They need a role model. They need a star!

I felt that Balanchine was my father towards me. He was the person I most admired and looked up to.

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

I know I have a responsibility as a role model to children and I try to fulfill that.