Role Model Quotes That Are Inspirational to Encourage You to Be the Best Role Model Possible

I have to tell you, I’m proudest of my life off the court. There will always be great basketball players who bounce that little round ball, but my proudest moments are affecting people’s lives, effecting change, being a role model in the community.

I don’t apply [being a role model] to the choices I make. I feel like a role model is not necessarily someone you want to imitate, just someone you admire.

I’ve changed for the better. I’m much more selfless and humble and you’re reminded about what lifes really about. You love your kid so much that you just want to be a brilliant role model for them. It cleans up your act a bit.

I guess any movie actor can become a role model for audiences out there who enjoy him.

My wife may be the role model for our daughter in some ways, but I think I represent what she’ll put up with. You know, I think one day she’ll say, ‘OK my dad behaved this way, so if whoever I happen to fall in love with behaves this way it’s got to be OK because I love my dad.’

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 don’t know if I am a role model, but I’ve had young kids write to me. I try to write songs that I wish I would have heard when I was younger. It’s kind of strange to think of yourself as a role model. That wouldn’t be a bad job.

No one teaches you how to be a famous person; no one teaches you how to be a role model. It’s something you have to do on your own.

While my father was a diplomat rather than a business person, I count him as a critically important formative role model. He was comfortable living and working all around the world, wherever he was assigned.

Being a working mommy is something I’ve always wanted to be. My mother is my biggest role model and she showed me how to do it right.

My first Asian role model was Michelle Kwan. Her beauty comes from within. She’s also really beautiful on the outside. But when I first saw her ice-skate, her performance was so moving and beautiful that she just glowed.

If I can be a role model for kids, then that’s fantastic. That’s what I want to do.

I am happy to be a role model for anybody – whether they are black, white, yellow, pink or purple.

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

Gene Autry was a pioneering star in the early days of music, radio, film, television and rodeo performances. I am proud to posthumously honor such an inspiring role model.

I feel like I am an inspiration. That’s the word I prefer. I don’t believe that I have to be a role model, someone to be emulated.

You should be careful what you choose to see as a role model, whereas inspiration can come from anywhere.

When you try to be a role model, not everybody can relate to some of your highs – awards, championships. But everybody can relate to the lows. Everybody’s gotten fired from a job or gotten cut. People learn more about you in those lows than they do in the highs.

I found through my fan mail that women… really wanted a role model.

I would say that my role model, as far as just somebody leading by example, which to me is what a great youth counselor does – they are there to talk to and lead by example – would be my mom, but she wasn’t a youth counselor. She was a teacher, and she is a good person and definitely one of the biggest influences in my life.

People – especially white people – they want me to be a role model just because of the life I lead. The things I say in my songs, they expect it of me.

To be honest, I don’t think I’m the best role model in the world. I’m pretty immature sometimes.

If your idea of a role model is somebody who’s gonna preach to your kids that sex before marriage is wrong and cursing is wrong and women should be this and be that, then I’m not a role model. But if you want your girls to feel strong and intelligent and be outspoken and fight for what they think is right, then I want to be that type of role model, yeah.

I like being a role model – people have told me that I am a role model for empowered women, but I don’t see myself that way.

Mum’s always been a go-getter and passed on the same values to us. From starting her own supermarket to learning new things and staying updated on technology and applications, she’s always constantly learning and growing as a person. So, I didn’t have to look outside the house for a role model because my mum was right there, ambitious and driven.