Firefighter Quote by Willie Stargell

Heroes? Vietnam Vets are heroes. The guys who tried to rescuse our hostages in Iran are heroes. I'm just a hockey player.

— Mike Eruzione

Vietnam helped me to look at the horror and terror in the hearts of people and realize how we can't aim guns and set…

— Yusef Komunyakaa

I wouldn't characterize anybody who fought in Vietnam as a war hero. In 23 bombing sorties, there must have been civilians that were killed…

— Medea Benjamin

I've had heroes in my life - Joe DiMaggio, Babe Ruth.

— Tommy Lasorda

One of my heroes growing up was Jackie Robinson. My mom, an ardent baseball fan from whom I got my love of the game,…

— Jared Polis

Dominicans, Nicaraguans, and even the already highly skilled Cubans greatly improved their baseball skills when occupied by U.S. troops. The only acceptable resistance to…

— Mark Kurlansky

All the courage and competitiveness of Jackie Robinson affects me to this day. If I patterned my life after anyone it was him, not…

— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

My dad hit 152 home runs and that's the person I wanted to be like. My hero growing up.

— Ken Griffey Jr

The home run became glorified with Babe Ruth. Starting with him, batters have been thinking in terms of how far they could hit the…

— Rogers Hornsby

I had the world's greatest childhood. I used to hang around by the batting cage and have Hank Aaron ask me how my Little…

— Ernie Johnson Jr

As athletes, we think we're heroes, but when you witness firsthand what I saw yesterday, you realize who the real heroes are.

— Tom Brady

In World War II movies, everybody is gung ho and patriotic. The Vietman War was somewhat different, to say the least.

— Ken Wahl