“Heroes are people who are all good with no bad in them. That's the way I always saw Joe DiMaggio. He was beyond question one of the greatest players of the century.”
Mickey Mantle
“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”
Christopher Reeve
“The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.”
Benjamin Disraeli
“A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Heroism ... is endurance for one moment more.”
George F. Kennan
“Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -how passionately I hate them!”
Albert Einstein
“How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!”
Maya Angelou
