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My idol has always been Thierry Henry.

— Gervinho

Growing up, Magic Johnson was my idol. He was a good example. He could always pass the ball extremely well and get his teammates…

— Jason Kidd

Paul Gascoigne was one who I watched as a young boy. He was a hero to all of us really. Chris Waddle was one…

— Gary Cahill

My idol is Emile Zola. He was a man of the left, so people expected of him a kind of 'Les Miserables,' in which…

— Tom Wolfe

Zidane was an idol for me, I grew up watching him play. He always asks me to come out playing the ball and that…

— Casemiro

My idol was always Romario. He was playing in Holland at the time and I loved him. His skills, technique, I loved him he…

— Rafael van der Vaart

I used to watch Monte Irvin play when I was a kid. I idolized him. I used to wait in front of the ballpark…

— Roberto Clemente

I used to watch Thierry Henry a lot.

— Emile Smith Rowe

I've never had an idol, but I watched Ronaldinho and then players like Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi. They are so good, it's impossible…

— Gerard Deulofeu

I had a lot of idols like Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, and Xabi Alonso - all of them. I really looked up…

— Trent Alexander-Arnold

My first idol was a Swedish goalie, Peter Lindmark.

— Henrik Lundqvist

My footballing idol is Zinedine Zidane; he was an amazing guy on and off the field.

— Victor Moses