Billy Quote by David Rudisha

A lot of people say Michael Jordan and all of that. But Magic Johnson and my dad were my role models.

— Jae Crowder

One of my biggest role models was David Beckham because of how he performed on and off the pitch.

— Rafael van der Vaart

My role model, my idol, was Francois Truffaut.

— David Seltzer

Growing up, Michael Jordan was my Olympic hero.

— Kerri Walsh

When I structured my career, I looked at Muhammad Ali, which is my all-time favorite and an idol of mine, and what he has…

— Deontay Wilder

Being who I was, I had the best swimming instructor - Duke Kahanamoku - the year after he won the Olympics.

— Jackie Coogan

My personal favourites include J. J. Cale, R. D. Burman, Mehdi Hassan, and Ghulam Ali.

— Mohit Chauhan

My role models were all men. I grew up - I was a big 1980s Laker fan: you know, the years of Worthy, Magic…

— Julie Foudy

I worked my whole life to become a world champion.

— Jermall Charlo

My trainer, Marty Jones, was trained by Billy Robinson, so was Johnny Saint and a lot of great British wrestlers.

— William Regal

Bob Rondeau - he'll never know this - but he was so instrumental. He is a legend to me and had a major impact…

— Colin Cowherd

Right from the start of my career I was surrounded by people like Jacques Kallis, Mark Boucher and Graeme Smith, who gave 100 percent…

— Dale Steyn