At 7, I was shooting 3s with so much ease that the guys at the neighborhood park were impressed. Michael Jordan was one of the best humans to walk the earth in my eyes, third only to Jesus and my mother.
Kendrick was a real big inspiration for me. I seen him when I was younger... 'Rigamortis' was out... maybe I was 14... I rapped for him.
Duane Jones is a personal hero of mine.
Herbert, my father, was born in Britain but went out to Africa in his teens to join his father and built up an 18,000-acre ranch in what was then Northern Rhodesia, providing work for the locals. He was my hero when I was a boy.
Cliff Gallup is one of my heroes; I'd dearly love to meet him.
Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke - Go and have a look in my bedroom, It's covered with Gene Autry posters. He was my first musical influence.
My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher.
There's never been anyone like Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor, and there never will be. She is such an important source of inspiration for me, reluctant recipe writer and follower that I am.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one of my personal heroes.
But no man's a hero to himself.
A mate owned a Bryan Robson top. We were kicking about, and I asked if I could be Robbo for a while. My dad looked out and went ballistic. He wasn’t having his kid dragging the Gerrard name through the gutter. I thought we’d have to move!
Allen [ Ginsberg] was a particular friend, one of my heroes, really. I knew him almost as long as I've been writing.
Every since I started playing basketball, I wanted to be just like Kobe. To get to see him play in person, and to meet him, was just a dream come true.
Roger Stone is one of my personal heroes.
My mom [has] always been my hero. Watching her experience something like breast cancer was pivotal, I think in my whole family's life and experience. She is one strong lady.
And besides, because of all she has accomplished, Barbara Jordan has always been a hero of mine.
When I was a kid, if someone had asked who I'd meet if it could be anyone in the world, it would've been Liam Brady.
I've had an affinity for Michael Jordan. He's probably the greatest athlete in my generation.
I never grew up with heroes in show business. My hero was my father.
Bill Milliken is a big hero of mine.
George Best was my idol. I got a chance to meet him once.
Alex Higgins was my hero, so to play in Belfast, at the superb Waterfront Hall, is very special to me.
My great-grandfather, Karl Wallenda, was my biggest hero in life, my biggest inspiration behind everything I do.
My hero among heroes is my grandmother, she's the epitome of strength and I try to mock that strength all the time. She's a beast.
I have found my hero and he is me.
