--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Everyone has someone they looked up to…" description: "\"Everyone has someone they looked up to. Mine was Mickey Mantle. For Alex Rodriguez to idolize me coming up, that makes me feel very good.\" — Keith Hern..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/keith-hernandez-18865_alex_everyone-has-someone-they-looked-up-to-m_1600476.jpg" --- # Everyone has someone they looked up to. Mine was Mickey… ![“Everyone has someone they looked up to. Mine was Mickey Mantle. For Alex Rodriguez to idolize me coming up, that makes me feel very good.” quote by Keith Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/keith-hernandez-18865_alex_everyone-has-someone-they-looked-up-to-m_1600476.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/keith-hernandez-18865_alex_everyone-has-someone-they-looked-up-to-m_1600476.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffc/keith-hernandez-18865_alex_everyone-has-someone-they-looked-up-to-m_1600476.jpg) > “Everyone has someone they looked up to. Mine was Mickey Mantle. For Alex Rodriguez to idolize me coming up, that makes me feel very good.” [Keith Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-hernandez/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Having role models like Mickey Mantle is meaningful; being idolized by younger players feels rewarding. **In simple terms:** Role models inspire; being a role model is rewarding. Key Takeaway Embrace mentorship and acknowledge influences. Themes sports mentorship legacy Mood proud reflective Type reflection statement When to use this quote - coaching youth - public speaking - team leadership Key Concepts role model inspiration personal pride Questions to Reflect On - Who inspires you and why? - How can you become a positive influence? 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He whittled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-hernandez/baseball-began-early-for-me-when-i-was-5-my-father-took-two-little/) [Keith Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-hernandez/) > [Who cares how many miles per hour the ball traveled once it left the bat, or how high the ball traveled in degrees, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-hernandez/who-cares-how-many-miles-per-hour-the-ball-traveled-once-it-left-the/) [Keith Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-hernandez/) > [I love to read, and I've always loved to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-hernandez/i-love-to-read-and-i-ve-always-loved-to-write/) [Keith Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-hernandez/) > [I love baseball.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-hernandez/i-love-baseball/) [Keith Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-hernandez/) > [The Yankees have better starting pitchers than Arizona. 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It was as if my back was to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-hernandez/i-always-performed-out-of-fear-of-failure-and-that-s-a-tough-way-to/) [Keith Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-hernandez/) > [The best class I ever took in high school was typing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-hernandez/the-best-class-i-ever-took-in-high-school-was-typing/) [Keith Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-hernandez/) > [I have a natural tendency to resist conformity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-hernandez/i-have-a-natural-tendency-to-resist-conformity/) [Keith Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-hernandez/) > [I've been to Gettysburg probably more than half a dozen times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-hernandez/i-ve-been-to-gettysburg-probably-more-than-half-a-dozen-times/) [Keith Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-hernandez/) > [My high school coach was a bit of a jerk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-hernandez/my-high-school-coach-was-a-bit-of-a-jerk/) [Keith Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-hernandez/) > [I played football in the fall when I was in high school. Then basketball, a different conditioning - you're running up and down the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-hernandez/i-played-football-in-the-fall-when-i-was-in-high-school-then/) [Keith Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-hernandez/) > [My father was a San Francisco firefighter. He also was an amateur artist. Art ran deep on his side of the family, which originated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-hernandez/my-father-was-a-san-francisco-firefighter-he-also-was-an-amateur/) [Keith Hernandez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-hernandez/) [Explore all 34 Keith Hernandez quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-hernandez/) ## More Alex quotes > [“I may be the one leaving, but you’re the one giving up everything and walking away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loni-flowers/i-may-be-the-one-leaving-but-you-re-the-one-giving-up-everything-and/) [Loni Flowers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loni-flowers/) > [“At least when I'm sleeping I can dream myself back to Alex, can dream myself into a different world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-oliver/at-least-when-i-m-sleeping-i-can-dream-myself-back-to-alex-can-dream/) [Lauren Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-oliver/) > [I am actually working on The Neighbors sitcom. We are starting from scratch. I am also working on a comedy movie and a vampire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-wiseau/i-am-actually-working-on-the-neighbors-sitcom-we-are-starting-from/) [Tommy Wiseau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-wiseau/) > [“Something’s up,’ I say, handing the phone back. ‘Not necessarily,’ Jack says. ‘You think this is the first time Lila’s been hot-headed? Seriously, dude,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/something-s-up-i-say-handing-the-phone-back-not-necessarily-jack-says/) [Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/) > [Alex: Rosie, I wanted you to be the first person to no that I’ve decided to become a heart surgeon! Rosie: Cool, does it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cecelia-ahern/alex-rosie-i-wanted-you-to-be-the-first-person-to-no-that-i-ve/) [Cecelia Ahern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cecelia-ahern/) > [“I breathed in the memory of his lips, the softness of them, and how they felt tracing across my skin, leaving ripples of goosebumps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-alderson/i-breathed-in-the-memory-of-his-lips-the-softness-of-them-and-how/) [Sarah Alderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-alderson/) > [ I remember having some problems with \[the Deus Ex theme\] when I first heard it and I was trying to figure out how to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-spector/i-remember-having-some-problems-with-the-deus-ex-theme-when-i-first/) [Warren Spector](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-spector/) > [You knew where you stood with Sir Alex Ferguson.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-scholes/you-knew-where-you-stood-with-sir-alex-ferguson/) [Paul Scholes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-scholes/) > [“Welcome home, Soldier of Furnace.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-gordon-smith/welcome-home-soldier-of-furnace/) [Alexander Gordon Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-gordon-smith/) > [“It’s not great. What kind of connection is this? A one-way hotline to Pervyville?” I took a step forward, on a roll now. “It’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-l-armentrout/it-s-not-great-what-kind-of-connection-is-this-a-one-way-hotline-to/) [Jennifer L. Armentrout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-l-armentrout/) > [He read a lot. He used a lot of big words. 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