Fifth grade Quote by Duncan Robinson

Sammy Davis, I backed him up. I used to study him every night. I saw how great performers worked and was able to incorporate…

— Bobby Vinton

My favorite player, growing up, was David Robinson. He was really the first person that I actually knew about and actually watched.

— Greg Oden

Mike Matheny, Fernando Vina, Edgar Renteria, Mark McGwire and Darryl Kile... before he died. Those guys took me under their wing and taught me…

— Albert Pujols

Michael Irvin, he's definitely a legend, but I don't know if some of the guys my age and younger really know about him.

— Amari Cooper

In high school I was that athlete that was pretty good.

— George Hill

My high school coach was Ray O'Conner. He has coached a lot of players that have signed professional contracts, and many of those have…

— Robin Yount

The person I used to watch growing up was Tony Bland. I just loved the way he played. He was a big guard, and…

— Trevor Ariza

I remember recording with Johnny Sandlin at his place right outside Muscle Shoals and he turned me on to a lot of those musicians…

— Derek Trucks

In college I was so mad I wasn't playing. The two guys in front of me were Billy Volek and David Carr, but I…

— Lane Kiffin

Gabriel Batistuta. He was a spectacular No 9 - great at finding space, shooting from outside the box, good in the air. He was…

— Luis Suarez

I coached Brandin Knight at Pitt, who was unbelievable, and also Carl Krauser.

— Ben Howland

The first good player I watched as a kid was Joe DiMaggio, and that was like ballet. Since then, I played sandlot and college…

— Mario Cuomo