Markieff Morris Quotes

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.

When I was young, I was obsessed with Michael Jordan and the Bulls. He's the only person I get starstruck over. I don't know what I'd do if I met him - I'd be in shock! That's my dream.

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.

I think we always look up to legends and people who not only win but give us a larger than life role model... I think Michael Jordan is this, someone who became bigger than his sport.

I don't want to be Kobe, I want to be LeBron.

I wanted to be the Dutch Bruce Jenner - that was my goal. He was my hero.

One night I went to see Bobby at the Flamingo. Because he was my hero, I would visit him for inspiration.

I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.

Michael J. Fox was my idol. I always wanted to be Michael J. Fox.

I remember having a Mike Tyson T-shirt back in the day that I used to sleep in. And there some things that Tyson did along the way that I wasn't too psyched to associate myself with. But back in the day, just as a fighter, what a dream that was to watch and root for him.

I think it's a huge compliment from the younger guys understanding what I did for the game and wanting to represent me by wearing my shoes.

There are a lot of players that I wanted to play with, but I always wanted to play with Ronaldinho. He's been always my idol, I am a fan of his.

When I was a kid I used to look at Wes Brown. I loved him as a player.

LeBron James has always been the biggest one - I just love to watch him. I'm a big fan, and he's a big inspiration of mine.

Around sixth or seventh grade, I fell in love with Tim Duncan and his all-around game. That's when I started watching him. Then my father introduced me to Hakeem Olajuwon. Those were the two guys I modeled my game after.

Growing up, John Terry was my obvious idol. I based my whole game on him.

Like most kids, I grew up idolizing Michael Jordan and continue to work relentlessly to reach his iconic status on the court.

I've been watching Kobe ever since I can remember.

Man, meeting Michael Jordan for me was like.. black Jesus walking towards me. It was overwhelming to me to finally meet the guy I've looked up to my whole life.

Truly, there is something to the idea that hero-worship is helpful, provided one worships a winner.

Kobe always tried to be a hero. But you know, as the saying goes, a hero ain't nothing but a sandwich.

Have you ever felt the longing for someone you could admire? For something, not to look down at, but up to?

I was LeBron James before LeBron James.

You can't have a greater person to emulate your game around than Scottie Pippen.

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.