Who do you admire in life?
@joey_matthews (8354)
March 7, 2007 8:56pm CST
Who do you admire in life?
I could do a very long list, Although I'll cut it short and do 5 and say which I admire them.
1. My grandfather;
One of the most caring, funny and supportive people I've ever known. I always admired my grandfather even as a kid, I appreciate the way he'd go out his way to make someone else happy. I didn't really see this fully until he died and I still wished he was around. =)
2. My wife;
Go only knows how she's put up with me or her own family. If I can't stand them, god knows why she managed to live with them for sixteen years. I wouldn't wish that on anyone! We all admire our wife's right? I can honestly say if I knew her and she wasn't my wife or partner I would still admire how she deals and keep focused on life. So many times I've seen her heart being broken and It fills me with anger when people hurt her, although she the opposite. She remains calm and collected, pretty much like a gentle flower blowing the wind. =)
3. Dennis Bergkamp;
My favourite footballer of all time. I remember when arsenal first signed him and a lot of so called fans thank "henry" but it wasn't him who built us into a league winning side. He drove us better than veira and I always wished I could play more like him, the best up field passer. (truly amazing)
4. Mr Sheriff;
This was my first English teacher in senior school. I can remember being a rebel and shouting out when he was trying to read a story, I did this to put him off and he was the sort who found it funny. (he later become our head of year and improved my year for the better) which is one of the reason I admire him.
5. A lot of my friends;
I've got a select few friends which break their necks to look out for me and many times they've helped sort out problems for me. The main one always makes me laugh and he's a great guy. This also includes my mylot friends who I do think highly of, Like a scratched record I can't name any although I'm sure the biggest amount will be in here somewhere. (this discussion)
Thanks,
~Joey
Who do you admire in life?
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@Polly1 (12645)
• United States
8 Mar 07
I too have lots of family and friends I admire, both living and not living (alive in my thoughts and memories).
1. My son, he is growing up to be someone I can be proud of.
2. My grandchildren, they are truely a joy.
3. My 2 closest friends, who are always there.
4. My mom. such a brave lady.
5. My Lord and Savior, without him in my life, I would be lost.
Joey I wish I could meet you and your family outside of mylot, you sound like a terrific husband, dad, and just a good guy. Take care, I wish you and your family much good health and happiness for always.
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@joey_matthews (8354)
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20 Apr 07
I missed this so no It didn't go to my head, although It has cheered me up a lot. =)
It's nice to know people think highly of me and both you two are highly thought of by me, I'm just sorry that I didn't notice this before.
Thank you polly and i~
@Bizziebod (3497)
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26 Apr 07
Hi Joey, I'm sure I couldn't list everyone I admire in life, I guess there are a few of my friends who have been through some tough struggles and now coming out the other side. I must admire my daughter too, as whatever life as thrown at her she has picked herself up and carried on with things.
@apricotrains (456)
• Melbourne, Australia
25 Apr 07
My husband. Despite evrything that life has thrown at him he is still the strongest, most thoughtful person I have every met. He has been in trouble in the past ( before I met him ) & has turned his life around & made damn sure he never gets to that point again.
@skg405 (17)
• India
25 Apr 07
As a single man, i love my parents a lot than anything else in the world equally my job.
May be in the future, i may have my wife in the list too. Bye.
@Angie86 (55)
• Canada
25 Apr 07
I would Have to say i Admire My brother And My grandmother the most.
My brother was 16 when he found out he was going to have a child. He was 17 when his baby was born, and still graduated on time, And continued onto college, Had another child then to university, and Now is a full time police officer with our city's police services and is expecting his third child all with the same mother.
My grandmother raised 7 children mostly by herself as my grandfather was working, and when she was 54 decided to go to college, and now she is 71 and is a teacher of our ojibwe language.
@vjay422 (9)
• India
8 Mar 07
I ADMIRE MYSELF:i love the way i am,cos i am not bound for any pulic place,but for ground of my own where i have planted vines & orchard trees & in the heat if the day climbed up into the healing shadow of the woods..........
@mywords18 (645)
• United States
8 Mar 07
YEs i do and he iS my HUSBAND i love him respect him and admire him for everything he is for loving me the way iam and never pushing me for things, i admire him for takin care of me and giving me true love.may god bless him and bless me with him always,thanks to god for this blessin.
@srinilogin (200)
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9 Mar 07
I admire my father and want to be like him. and like mom for manging all type of situation. my friends who are my well wishers.
@DontxSurrender (79)
• United States
8 Mar 07
My boyfriend. He really feels more like a husband. He is always there to pick me up when I am down, he is capable of everything I can't seem to do or get right. He fills the part of me that I thought I lost. He's brought back the happiness and love in my life. He's dedicated and one of the most caring people I've ever met. He's also a great cook and does laundry, so yea, he's basically the perfect catch :D
@Judy03 (13)
• United States
8 Mar 07
The person I admire the most in my life is my mom. She and my dad divorced when I was 7. She had 6 of 8 kids left at home and she raised us to be responsible, caring adults.
We didn't have a lot of money until she married my step-dad, but she always made sure we had everything we needed.
Even when she and my step-dad got married, she would make sure our needs were met first. My step-dad would practically have to force her into getting things for herself.
She is the single most giving person I've ever known. She disciplined us when we needed it, let us cry on her shoulder, and constantly told us she loved us.
@bettyrose20 (997)
• Philippines
9 Mar 07
First, I admire God for all the lives, things He gave to us
2nd, I admire my father for being the best father in the world;caring, intelligent, loving (oh, how i miss you papa)
3rd, I admire my mother; she is the best mother in the world and my bf (live in partner) said that no one is lucky enough to have the most caring mother-in-law in the world but him
@mokiiceice55 (4)
• Taiwan
8 Mar 07
The people I admire in life is my boyfriend,Ben .Because he save my life .He teaches me so many things such as how to be happy when I feel down.
@duskyevening (6)
• India
8 Mar 07
I admire 2 people in my life. Rhese 2 people mean a lot to me. I have come across many people in my life and many a times i have felt the these are people whom i admire the most. But now as they are not in my regular life they have faded out from my life. Firstly I admire my mother. She was a lady of virtue, faith, strong will and full of honesty. She was a go getter. She was extremely strong willed. She fought until the last moment of her life. She never gave up, though she was suffering from cancer, that was in the last stage. I salute my mother. Secondly, I admire my husband. He is a gem of a person. He is everything that a girl would want in her life partner. He is an extremely loving and doting husband, a caring son, affectionate and loving father of two beautiful kids and a sincere person who believes in the principles of Gandhi. He always abide by the truth.I was totally naive when we got married. He slowly and patiently taught me the ways of the world, helped me in controling my temper, etc., which would otherwise have marred a married life. Hats off to these two people in my life, without whose support and guidance I would not have been the person that i am today.
@cassidy22 (2974)
• United States
8 Mar 07
I admire my husband for a lot of reasons. One being that he is always optimistic, and that he can always see the potential in people even when they cant see it in themselves. I admire him for his ability to forgive as well.
I admire HIS grandfather, who is 103 and lived his life as a farmer, and was good at it.
I admire all of my friends who have children, ebcause they may not know it, but i am learning a lot about motherhood as I watch my friends become mothers. It's great.
@jiangxiuwen (41)
• China
8 Mar 07
Steven Gerrad!Since that fantastic night at Istanbul.He made believe that miracles can happen.Maybe there are someone else.But I can't remember now.Oh,perhaps Lance Armstrong.
@jcvernz (477)
• Philippines
8 Mar 07
The person i admire most is my MOTHER....for all the hardships that she was going through in life i could say she's a great mother of all times. She has a very big heart, a very compassionate mother though vulnerable but she stay to be calm in most situation. She's second to none.Though there are times that i could'nt understand the things she done but in most cases i found out how a good mother she was to us her children.I was very proud to have a mother like her and for now that im already became a mother too, she would be a good example that i would follow in raising my children.
