Riddick Bowe Quotes

I never really said I want to be a role model. But then when it happened I was so down for it.

I have carried the burden of being a role model for some time. And that's great. The body of work I've done has afforded me that opportunity.

I'm a role model to a lot of kids.

I know I have a responsibility as a role model to children and I try to fulfill that.

Also, I realized a lot of kids are listening to me. Whether I want to be or not, they're looking up to me.

If what I say or what I do affects others who look up to me as a role model, that pleases me so much.

I take being a role model very seriously.

I think once you're in the public eye, whether you're a boss, a teacher or whatever you do, that you're automatically in the position of role model. You have people looking up to you, so whether you choose to accept it or not is a different question.

I'm honored to be in a position to have young girls or performers look up to me.

Honestly, I didn't know I was a role model.

I didn't ask to be a role model. I don't like that responsibility. But if you see something in me that you really adore, thank you.

Not everyone's role model material, but we do have a sense of responsibility because kids listen more to us than they would their parents.

I definitely feel like you have an influence. I'm 21 years old, and I'm thinking about the kids that are from my neighborhood, from my community, that are looking up to me and seeing me handle myself a certain way, so I do feel a responsibility in that sense to handle myself a certain way in front of those guys.

It's cool to be a role model.

To me, being a role model is awesome. It's a blessing.

You have responsibilities, and you are role models to kids. That comes with the job.

It's overwhelming ... to know there are hundreds of kids out there that look up to me. I know that's a big responsibility. I am also very confident to say that it is wonderful and I'll do my best that I can do to be the best role model I can be.

I always feel a responsibility to the kids, to be somebody they could look up to.

I take my role as an ambassador for the sport, and as a role model for boys, girls, mommies, daddies - whoever it is - very, very seriously. I know the impact my role models have had in my life, and I'm in a really beautiful position to be able to be that for others.

I don't like to think about being an influence. It's embarrassing.

I'm a role model for lots of young girls.

You've got to make it a good example for those kids regardless of how much you mess up.

I'm not a role model... Just because I dunk a basketball doesn't mean I should raise your kids.

When you speak of role models, when we talk to our kids, everybody is a role model, everyone, just as you look at a Michael Jordan to be the terrific athlete he is.

It surprises me how much children like me, you know? If they look at me as an example, I have a big responsibility.