Julian Edelman Quotes

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

To be in the same room as Claire Underwood is like a dream come true.

Tom Brady is a big inspiration and a big idol of mine.

Not a lot of people get to meet their role model and idol in life, and I've been really lucky that way.

I always wished I had a chance to meet an NFL player or even a college player when I was growing up in Los Angeles.

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.

It's every little girl's dream to have an exact look-alike doll. It's amazing.

I have met so many of my idols - like Ray Charles, Brian Setzer - all these cats that are legendary musicians. If they had said to me, 'Hey man, I'm busy,' it would have crushed my soul.

My heroes were always soccer players.

I feel privileged that people are looking up to me, and perhaps a dream will be born because of my presence.

I get star-struck anytime I meet performers that I grew up watching and appreciating. I mean, it's still incredibly surreal to me that I was a kid in San Antonio watching movies and then now I'm working with some of the people that were in those movies. I don't think it'll ever stop being surreal on some level.

Like all children, I spent a lot of time looking for idols.

Growing up as a kid, I watched Jeremy Shockey... Tony Gonzalez... Antonio Gates. I looked up to them. I watched what they did to be successful.

Working with Sylvester Stallone is beyond a 'pinch yourself' moment. I remember growing up watching his films.

I used to watch Monte Irvin play when I was a kid. I idolized him. I used to wait in front of the ballpark just for him to pass by so I could see him.

I had a poster of Kevin Garnett hanging in my room. He was one of my inspirations when I was young. I was at my friend's house - he had a lot of money, so sometimes I'd go to his place to watch some NBA action. I remember the first time I saw Kevin Garnett, I just felt something in my body: 'This feels like me.'

Football was always my dream. I started playing at the age of five, and I'm still playing now.

Scoring at the big stadiums in Glasgow is something I have dreamed about doing since I was a wee boy and now I have managed to do that.

Understand, I'm in awe of Tom Brady. He grows on me by the game.

I have the privilege on playing at Real Madrid, which is a dream.

It all started as a dream. Just watching as a kid, just watching Hogan, just watching WWF - it was amazing.

Also, I'm obviously a big Tom Brady fan. Everybody loves him. I just like guys like that who have worked hard to get where they're at and have had a lot of success.

When I was 16 years old, watching football for the first time, the Cowboys were always on TV - unfortunately, looking back at it now - but Jason Witten was the guy who carried himself, in my opinion as a 16-year-old kid, the right way. He was a phenomenal tight end.

I played with Baggio when I was young. I grew up with his myth, and to actually play with him was like being in a dream. I tried to hang out with him, to study how he played and to learn from him.

Buffon is a hero for everyone who loves football.