When I was in the 9th or 10th grade, Cheryl was All-American, and she was getting all the pub. I thought to myself, 'Why isn't anyone paying any attention to me?' I used to wish that I wasn't Reggie Miller, that I was Reggie Smith or Reggie Jackson.
More than anyone else, Hank Aaron made me wish I wasn't a manager.
When I grew up I was a huge Michael Jordan fan. That's not very unusual for people to like him, but I just liked reading his books, especially where he came from, getting cut from his high school team. I thought he was a good person, a good role model to look up to.
I met Pele once. I am not often nervous but in this moment I was shaking. He's a wonderful person.
When I plummeted into infamy in the Calgary Olympics, I never thought that a film would be made about my life.
When I think of a world class wrestler, I think of Mo Lawal.
The Super Bowl is like a movie, and the quarterback is the leading man.
Bill Russell was my favorite player of all-time.
God is the Man, and there's another Man, Stan 'The Man' Musial in St. Louis.
I have read that I was a Bill Bradley type. I wish I was a Bradley. He was one of the best. He helped his team win two championships, and that's the ultimate.
I was a big Michael Jordan fan growing up. I don't feel my game resembles his though.
I was huge Steve Smith fan watching him play for Carolina.
Maybe in another life, I wanna be Aaron Judge.
Three events. Three gold medals. I was news, big news, in the sports world.
He knew he was Joe DiMaggio, and he knew what that meant to the country.
How lucky have we been that the face of baseball for the past two decades, through ups and downs, has been Derek Jeter.
I would have loved to have met Roger Federer.
I'm Argentine, and that's why I admire Messi most.
On the street, I'll hear, 'You made the Olympics for me,' or 'I love what you represented.' Only occasionally is it, 'You were a flop, an also-ran, a loser.'
After watching my first World Series in 1977, I wanted to be Reggie Jackson. I bought a big Reggie poster. I ate Reggie candy bars. I entered a phase during which I insisted on having the same style of glasses Reggie had: gold wire frames with the double bar across.
When I was a kid, I looked up to an Olympian superstar. I won't mention his name but when I asked for his autograph he said, 'no.'
I have been so great in boxing they had to create an image like Rocky, a white image on the screen, to counteract my image in the ring. America has to have its white images, no matter where it gets them. Jesus, Wonder Woman, Tarzan and Rocky.
I liked Jackie Robinson because he was cool to watch, not because he was black. Every time you turned around, he was hitting a triple or making a great play in the field or, best of all, stealing home.
Who wouldn't want to be compared to a guy like Steph Curry?
When I was traded from the Oakland A's to the Atlanta Braves before the 2005 season, a childhood dream was realized. I grew up a Braves fan just a few hours south of Atlanta, and it was hard for me to believe that I was going to actually play for the Atlanta Braves and legendary manager Bobby Cox.
