Michael Jackson is an accidental civil rights leader - an accidental pioneer. He broke ground and barriers in so many different realms in artistry, in pictures, in movies, in music, you name it.
Conor changed the game and he paved the way. He did those big numbers and I'm one of the guys who is going to carry that forward.
I'm proud of my status as a pioneer in this business.
Making you a pioneer only means one thing. You were around at the time.
Nobody ever understands what a pioneer is doing.
Ronda Rousey is a groundbreaker. She is one who charts through territory that has never been explored before and is one of the biggest sports stars in the world, male or female.
The term 'disrupter' has become an accolade, like first-responder or something.
A pioneer is generally a man who has outlived his credit or fortune in the cultivated parts.
When you are the first of anything, there is a bigger responsibility put on you.
I consider myself a pathfinder. I have been excavating the jungle and making the road for others to walk. I like to be the first in everything I do.
My father was a pioneer and a leader in the things he did and the way he did them.
I am the innovator. I am the originator. I am the emancipator. I am the architect of rock 'n' roll!
I don't say I was the first, because, who knows, maybe there was a guy out in Minnesota doing it before me.
A pioneer is not someone who makes her own soap. She is one who takes up her burdens and walks toward the future.
To me, Arnold was a pioneer in the spirit of Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin, while Tiger is a pioneer in the spirit of Bill Gates.
I've realized that I've pioneered many things and have been a front-runner in a lot of things. I did many things ahead of time.
Someone gave me great advice. That when you're looked on as a pioneer, or you start a trend, you're not always going to benefit from it.
You can't be a sort of pioneer.
Lita was, quite frankly, a trailblazer. She was the first woman to break down barriers by being different from other women in WWE. She didn't just break them down: she flew over them, put them through tables, and downright destroyed them.
To get to play a man that has broken walls, that's broken barriers, that's an honor.
Bruce is the man. He was definitely ahead of his time.
I was doing judo before anybody knew it existed in this country.
