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# Jason Collins on His Biggest Influence

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## Video: Jason Collins on His Biggest Influence

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_Published 2014-04-24. Jason Collins divulges his greatest sports hero._


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## Transcript

[ MUSIC ] One goal that I have attained in my life that I'm very proud of is that to have a positive impact on someone else's life. As a human being, that's a really cool feeling to have. It could be even a complete stranger, someone that I will never meet in my lifetime. But hopefully, my actions will make it easier for them to live their life to be whoever they wanna be. I look to athletes former athletes, because I'm an athlete. Martina Navratilova, as far as just being a person that she is, a champion. And then being a very proud member of the LBGT community and really being a champion for so many people.

Proud to say that I met her and spoke with her at the United Nations last December. Meeting her in person, it's a, a dream come true. She is one of my idols. The most influential people in my life are my parents. I learned so much from the values and the foundation that they laid. My parents have been very supportive of me being an athlete and, and as a human being. Whether I be, whether it's, you know, playing basketball celebrating my heritage, being an African American, or being gay.

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