Alicia Sacramone Quotes

Oh, I think, watching Magic, him being one of my... I'm one of his biggest fans, and just trying to emulate what he did, going out on the playground, and also playing with older guys.

Collin Jackson was a little before my time and he was a really good athlete. I've raced with him, but he's now retired. He's a really good role model and someone that I've learnt a lot from.

People compare me to Batistuta, and he is the player I base myself on.

I'm your favorite player's favorite player.

When I was young, I looked up to Martina Hingis.

Steven Gerrard was someone I looked up to massively. I'd always try to copy him, right down to the boots he was wearing. It was his attitude on the pitch that stood out - you could really see how much he hated losing.

People don't realize this, but throughout my career, I grew up patterning my game after Scottie Pippen's. I admire him for his versatility.

I looked up to cricket players such as Imran Khan.

What inspiration will other fast bowlers have if they don't have anybody to inspire them to become fast bowlers.

Mary Peters. When I was having my sulky, stroppy, bad loser phase I watched her at the Olympics. Sometimes she failed but always with a smile and good grace. She taught me how to win and lose, and I have a photo taken with her in my lounge.

Once I started playing as a striker, I'd say I looked up to Julie Fleeting and Thierry Henry.

For me, when it started off with Lita she was always my favorite. She can do what the guys can do, and I wanted to be like that when I was younger.

I was a big fan of Shaq when I was little, but I don't think I'm going to play too much like him, though.

I had the Kobe jersey. I would do the Kobe walk. I would walk around the house doing the Kobe stare-down face. Anything you can name, I was idolizing him, trying to be like him.

I would tell the young Francesco Totti to repeat everything that the older Totti did - if he's able to!

CR7 is a model to all footballers.

Besides music, I was all school, school, school. And softball. I played the game since I was four, and I wanted to go to the Olympics for softball. I got a full scholarship through softball.

Some young players think that they want to be like Manuel Neuer.

I actually was a competitive gymnast for the first part of my life. From age 6 to 12, I dedicated pretty much everything to that, until I got injured really badly.

Vidic was a great player and one of the players where I look to be similar because he had a great career.

My brother was the one who really gave me the desire to follow in his footsteps. Also, it was really Ronaldinho and Ronaldo, the two Brazilian players, who also inspired me to a future in football.

I grew up watching the Williams sisters. I did a lot of research on Serena and kind of stole some things from her.

Serena Williams is my sports idol.

Every since I started playing basketball, I wanted to be just like Kobe. To get to see him play in person, and to meet him, was just a dream come true.

I wanted to be Ronaldinho. I studied him a lot. He was my hero.