A Quote by J. J. Watt

Growing up, you'd see Michael Jordan on everything from Gatorade to shoes - everything. Obviously, that's something pretty cool for an athlete to aspire to.

J. J. Watt

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J. J. Watt
American - Athlete
Born: March 22, 1989

I always said if I ever get married, I would tell my woman - I love Michael Jordan, I am a Michael Jordan fanatic - I said, 'Michael Jordan is the only athlete you can sleep with and I wouldn't get mad, as long as you got something signed. You gotta bring back a ball, a hat or something. You can't just give away that sh*t for free.'

Aries Spears

There are some rappers out there that I listen to, that I'm like: "You are really good but you could be like the Michael Jordan of rap if you applied yourself." There's a lot of people who are better at basketball than Michael Jordan, but Michael Jordan just wanted to be Michael Jordan, more.

Donald Glover

Obviously you look at "Magic" (Ervin Johnson) and Michael (Jordan) and you learn from them growing up, but I think you are just born with it from day one.

Michael Redd

Being named Michael Jordan - I think growing up playing sports and having a name like Michael Jordan - and I was extremely competitive - I used to get teased a lot. But it made me want to strive for greatness and be able to compete at whatever I decided to do.

Michael B. Jordan

Whenever I see Michael Jordan I'm still blown away because he was such a hero of mine growing up.

Tom Brady

Image and privacy are still everything to Jordan, who has rarely if ever let the outside world see or hear the real Michael.

Skip Bayless

I want to be a winner. But you can see Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Wayne Gretzky - that kind of people - where you can see and say yeah, this is players who win everything. I want to be in this page, too.

Alexander Ovechkin

My first pair of shoes my mom bought me. I was born in 1985 and my mom is the biggest North Carolina/Michael Jordan fan there is, so when those first Jordan's came out those were my first shoes ever. I don't remember but I guess it started from there.

P. J. Tucker

Growing up, Michael Jordan was my Olympic hero.

Kerri Walsh Jennings

I know everything about Michael Jordan.

Zach LaVine

I was a Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan fan growing up.

LeBron James

Honestly, I think, as an artist, it's everything that's in your life that informs what you do. So, obviously, growing up in Cleveland has played a big role in how I see the world.

Tracy Chapman

I was a big Michael Jordan fan growing up. I don't feel my game resembles his though.

Jeremy Lin

I've had an affinity for Michael Jordan. He's probably the greatest athlete in my generation.

Enzo Amore

I was just a big fan of tattoos always growing up, and I wanted something cool that symbolizes what I've been through in my life, and everything on my chest and my back is like a collage.