Who was your idol when you were growing up? Why?

Philippines
July 18, 2007 3:28am CST
Aside from my father, I admire my grandparents very much because they are the one's who took care of me when my father went abroad to work. About you?
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@thefuture (1749)
• Nigeria
28 Jul 07
I admired my mum and woman whom we once lived in thesame house house because they were so kind to me. I also admired a guy who plays football. His name is Okocha. I loved the way he plays football. Thanks
• United States
20 Jul 07
I loved my Granny the most she has always loved me for me. Our mom hated me and my twin sister since the day we where born and Granny loved us no matter what we did or said or that we where twins. I still love her she is 89 years old and is very confused most of the time. My older sister takes care of her while I take care of mom. Yes I know she was terrible to use growing up, but I got stuck with her. She lives in a nursing home and I am responsible for her.
• United States
18 Jul 07
That is a very hard question for me to answer, since I have many that I looked up to when I was growing up. So I will try my best to talk about a few of them without making this a book. First and foremost there is my Mom. She will always be my idol, the person I will always look up to. Since I was about eleven years old she raised me and my brother on her own, after her and my father separated. And even though most of her time was consumed by work she still tried her hardest to make time for us kids. I can only hope that I will turn out to be a good mother as she was and still is. Second would be my brother. Even though he has made some pretty rotten decisions in his life, and been put through the ringer more times than I can count, he some how still manages to keep his head held high and continue forth with life. He has been my rock, when life just seemed to much for me, and he helped me through many hard times. His strength is something I value, and wish I could muster up an ounce of the strength he has. Third, but not least, is my Grandmother. She's been put through hell in a hand basket more than I am sure she has ever talked about with me. She's been through three marriages. Two ending in divorce, the third was him passing to the great beyond. She's got health problems galore, many that would probably knock another person on his/her behind, but through it all she manages to keep going in life. She's surely a born fighter. That fighting spirit I admire most and hope that I can go on as she with the same fire when and if things get rough for me. There are others that I look up to as well, and each are unique with characteristics that I find admirable, but the list is to great to talk about on here.
• Philippines
18 Jul 07
I suppose my idol was my cousins who's a lot older than me, and some of the youth stars. My parents also, i look at them as my authority. I want to be like them when i grew up.Actually I am like them now.
@cmsk2005 (1770)
• United States
18 Jul 07
I will only can say my parent and i do not think as any othet person at this moment. But u know friend if u ask me about other people influenced my life and my career then may be many faces will show up in my mind...my teacher...my uncle...some of my other relatives.....but idol parents
@vonne28th (1494)
• Philippines
18 Jul 07
I always looked up to my parents. They are always be my inspiration and my idols coz without them i might not be able to be what i am now and what i have. I owe a lot from them.