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“When I was ten years old, my dad and brother did JUDO so I went along because I felt like I was missing out. They eventually gave up and I continued, then moved into Tae Kwon Do, kickboxing and various other martial arts. I did lots of different things, but mostly things like Wushu, Jeet Kune Do, Krav Maga and stuff like that.”

Years Art Different Felt Stuff Missing Brother Dad Ten Moved My Dad Various Different Things Martial Arts Gave Up Judo Missing Out Kickboxing

Author:Scott Adkins

“I turned to my mom and said, Im going to be a martial arts movie star. She didnt believe me, and neither did my dad. They both thought I would grow out of it. That it was a phase. I decided then I was going to do it or die trying.”

Trying Believe Art Said Dies Stars Grows Mom Dad Decided My Dad My Mom Martial Arts Believe In Me Phases Movie Star

Author:Scott Adkins

“I do find violence entertaining, but that doesn't make me a bad person. I grew up watching all these action films when I was a kid. My dad would bring back 'Rambo' and whatever, and we'd watch it together. It's not affected me in any way other than I just appreciate the entertainment value of violence on film.”

Way Persons Kids Action Together Film Values Watches Violence Grew Dad Grew Up Appreciate My Dad Entertainment Affected Entertaining Action Films Rambo

Author:Scott Adkins

“My dad is a huge rock and roll lead guitar fan. I didn't even really know that until recently. Everything has to have a guitar solo in it.”

Knows Fans Rocks Huge Dad Guitar My Dad Solo Rock And Roll Guitar Solos

Author:Slash

“I didnt know any actors growing up. My dad was a builder, and we didnt know any arty types.”

Knows Actors Growing Up Growing Type Dad My Dad Builder

Author:Stephen Mangan

“As I grow older, I have a growing curiosity about my other half. My dad did a wonderful job raising me, and I wouldn't change it for the world, but at the same time there is a growing curiosity about my other half.”

World Jobs Grows Half Growing Wonderful Dad Curiosity My Dad Other Half

Author:Apolo Ohno

“Growing up, I didn't have television. My dad would make up stories and tell me stories, so my imagination ran wild. When I did see films, which was very few and far between, that was such an interesting medium that was so new to me. It wasn't something that was just part of my life, so it was really appealing and so different that I enjoyed that.”

Different Stories Film Imagination Interesting Growing Up Growing Television Dad My Dad Mediums Enjoyed Ran My Imagination

Author:Shiloh Fernandez

“My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.”

Black Taken Dad Cat My Dad Shirts Flags T Shirt

Author:Zoe Kravitz

“My ma is an economist. My dad is a software engineer.”

Dad My Dad Software Engineers Economist

Author:Suraj Sharma

“One day that same year, I told my dad that someday, I would sail around the world alone.”

World Years Dad One Day My Dad Around The World Someday Sail

Book:Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas

Source: Unsinkable: A Young Woman's Courageous Battle on the High Seas

“My dad was Superman to me, and in my mind he always will be.”

Mind Dad My Dad

Book:Too Fat to Fish

Source: Too Fat to Fish

“I wear my dad's cross. It's very important to me. I hang it in my locker before each game.”

Important Games Dad Crosses My Dad Lockers

Author:Hope Solo

“I had a Spider-man costume when I was about three, and I lost the mask. So I went to the underwear drawer and put a pair of red pants on my head. My dad came home and just laughed, and I ran into my room and burst into tears.”

Men Home Three Lost Rooms Tears Dad Red My Dad Ran Mask Pairs Laughed Pants Costumes Spiders Underwear Drawers Spider Man

Author:Emun Elliott

“My father has a manufacturing company in Kentucky and he's an electrical engineer. A brilliant man. A brilliant businessman. So he understands the business aspects of my business very well. My dad and I always communicate when I have to negotiate a deal.”

Men Wells Father Deals Company Dad Aspect My Dad Communicate Brilliant Engineers Businessman Manufacturing Electrical Kentucky

Author:Laura Bell Bundy

“My dad was an agent for Met Life. In the '50s, I remember the mortality rate was something like - you had - 58 was the average age. Then it was moved up to 62, and then 65, 68.”

Age Remember Like You Dad Mets Moved Rate My Dad Average Agents Mortality

Author:Willard Scott

“It's no secret that I'm my dad's biggest fan.”

Secret Fans Dad My Dad Biggest Fan

Author:Ed Stoppard

“We never had books at home, but my dad, seeing how keen I was to read, took me to Islington Library when I was about eight and we pulled out two - a Biggles and a science fiction novel. I never got the ace fighter pilot but fell in love with all things to do with the future and space. Isaac Asimov soon became my guiding star.”

Two Book Home Stars Space Fiction Novel Seeing Dad All Things Science Fiction Library My Dad Eight Fighter Things To Do Pilots Isaac Aces Fighter Pilot Guiding Stars Fiction Novels

Author:Gary Kemp

“I think my love of music comes from my dad. I was born with an ear for music, like him, and started with the piano when I was 4 but fell in love with the drums. My dad always has music playing.”

Thinking Born Dad Ears My Dad Piano Music Love

Author:Blake Michael

“My dad was a diplomat and after living in America, where I was born, he was posted to Cairo.”

America Born Dad My Dad Diplomats Cairo

Author:Arabella Weir

“You always give credit where credit is due - to high school coaches, college coaches - but my dad, the foundation that he built with me, is where all of this came from. The speed, the determination, the mindset, just the natural belief that you can do anything you put your mind to, it all comes from my dad.”

Giving Mind School Belief Can Do Natural College Dad High School Built Determination Foundation My Dad Credit Mindset Dues Speed Coaches

Author:Robert Griffin III

“I do remember being teased by my cousins on my mom's side for not being black enough. And then I'd spend the summer with my dad and be sent to all white summer camps where I was 'that black girl.'”

Enough Remember Girl Sides Black White Mom Dad Summer My Dad My Mom Camps Cousin My Cousin Summer Camp Black Girl

Author:Lauren London

“My family, theyre story tellers. My mom is Irish, and my dad is Italian. In my family, we werent allowed to watch TV while we ate - we had to sit around the table and tell stories about our day.”

Stories Watches Tvs Mom Dad My Family Tables My Dad My Mom Italian

Author:Meg Cabot

“I had Halloween parties every year, as it was my birthday five days before. My parents would actually put prosthetic noses on, and my dad would wear a top-hat and tails, put on a fake curly moustache, and hold a pipe.”

Years Parent Party Five Dad My Dad Noses Fake Hats Tails Halloween Pipe My Birthday Lashes Moustache Prosthetics Top Hats Halloween Party

Author:Bat for Lashes

“My first publication was a haiku in a children's magazine when I was 9 years old. I received one dollar for it! I gave the check to my dad for Christmas, and he framed it and hung it over his desk.”

Years Firsts Children Dad Dollars My Dad Checks Magazines Hung Desks Publication Haiku Framed

Author:Linda Sue Park

“My dad lives in Sicily, so I'm half Italian and half Irish - it's a fiery combination.”

Half Dad My Dad Combination Italian Fiery

Author:Nico

“My dad was a Presbyterian minister. Yes, I am one of those dreaded P.K.s - Preachers Kids. Be afraid.”

Kids Dad My Dad Ministers Preacher Presbyterians

Author:Libba Bray

“I gotta be honest with you. Im kind of jealous of the way my dad gets to talk to my mom sometimes. Where are all those old-school women you can just take your day out on? When did they stop making those angels?”

Way Kind Sometimes School Honest Mom Dad Angel My Dad My Mom Being Honest Jealous Old School

Author:Bill Burr

“I was always determined to make it as a footballer, but if things hadn't worked out, I'd have maybe followed my dad into the building industry.”

Ifs Building Industry Dad My Dad Determined Footballer

Author:Steven Gerrard

“My dad is an unbelievable entrepreneur who balanced his life as a father and a president of two very successful companies.”

Two Father President Company Successful Dad Entrepreneur My Dad Balanced Unbelievable Successful Company

Author:Rachel Zoe

“My dad was a city councilman and a county commissioner, so I grew up involved and engaged in the political process.”

Political Process Cities Grew Dad Involved Grew Up My Dad Engaged County Commissioners

Author:Bill Huizenga

“My mother taught me to focus on being myself and not to worry what other people think about you. I know that as long as I'm a good person I'll stay on the right path. From my dad I learned that when someone tells you “No” it's only the beginning of a conversation. They both have always let me know that I can do anything I want to do as long as I don't give up. They are the most important role models in my life because they are exactly who I want to be when I grow up. They are supportive and understanding and I try every day to remember what they've taught me.”

“My dad used to wake me up at 5:30 in the morning and hit me ground balls and tell me, 'Don't be afraid to excel. Don't be afraid to be great.'”

Used Morning Dad Balls My Dad

Author:Russell Wilson

“I ended up getting drafted by the Colorado Rockies on June 8, 2010 and the next day, my dad passed away, in June 9, 2010. So I'm at the biggest high of my life on June 8th. And the next day, June 9th, he's gone.”

Next Gone Dad My Dad Next Day June Passed Away Colorado Dad Passed Away

Author:Russell Wilson

“I was always going to church with my mom, dad and sister. I was literally raised under the godly influence both at home and church. There was no alcohol and no smoking at our house. That was the way a Bowden was supposed to live. My dad always told me to represent the Bowden name in a respectful manner.”

Way Home House Names Church Influence Mom Dad Raised My Dad My Mom Alcohol Smoking Godly Respectful Going To Church No Smoking Mom Dad

Author:Bobby Bowden

“I always wanted to be a Sixer. My dad was a Sixers' fan. I never wanted to leave. I wanted to start my career in Philly and finish it here.”

Wanted Careers Fans Dad Basketball My Dad Nba

Author:Allen Iverson

“I had always sung in my dad's shop. I worked there after school, and I'd be singing along with the top-40 records of the day.”

School Records Dad Singing My Dad Shops After School

Author:Neil Diamond

“My mom is very good at being passive-aggressive, and my Dad is a total wiseass, so I think the mixture of the two of them is my comedy. But, I am definitely the first comedian in my family.”

Thinking Firsts Two Comedy Mom Dad My Family My Dad Very Good My Mom Comedian Aggressive Passive Mixtures Passive Aggressive

Author:Amy Schumer

“I'm real good with math, with numbers, like my dad was. I'm pretty much dialed in.”

Real Numbers Dad My Dad Math

Author:Hulk Hogan

“My dad was a big believer of having a golf club that fit me. Always have a golf club that fits you, so you don't have to make any swing compensations for that particular golf club.”

Bigs Particular Dad Fit Golf My Dad Clubs Believer Swings Compensation Golf Clubs

Author:Tiger Woods

“My dad worked every day. I didn't get into show business to work every day. So the fact that most days I get to like, spend really good time with my kids - that's what success is to me.”

Facts Shows Kids Dad My Dad Good Times Show Business

Author:Chris Rock

“My mom and I had secret from my dad that we didn't think we were stupid, that we didn't think we needed feminism to be explained to us.”

Thinking Secret Feminism Stupid Mom Needed Dad My Dad My Mom

Author:Kathleen Hanna

“My mom wasn't, like, she was reading all these historical romance novels the majority of the time. She read a feminist book and then my dad would sit down and explain it to her like she was an idiot.”

Book Romance Reading Novel Mom Dad Down And Majority Historical My Dad Feminist My Mom Idiot Romance Novel

Author:Kathleen Hanna

“My dad just wanted me to find something to do to keep me out of trouble. Boxing was the great escape.”

Wanted Trouble Dad My Dad Boxing Great Escape

Author:Diego Corrales

“Music just runs in my family. My dad and my uncles are a gospel quartet, Latimore Brothers. They've been doing their thing ever since I was a kid, so I just kind of grew up around that.”

Kind Running Kids Brother Grew Dad Grew Up My Family My Dad Uncles Quartets

Author:Jacob Latimore

“Im from Connecticut. My Mom is an army brat, and my Dad is a navy brat. My childhood was fun. My parents are still together. My childhood was pretty carefree.”

Stills Together Fun Parent Childhood Mom Dad Army My Dad My Mom Navy Carefree Brat Connecticut Army Brat

Author:Cassie Ventura

“My dad always told me that the best way to get somebody to get at you is to talk bad about them to somebody else.”

Way Dad My Dad Best Way

Author:T-Pain

“My dad always told me that anyone's voice is just another instrument added to the music.”

Voice Dad Instruments My Dad

Author:T-Pain

“My dad and all my family were into baseball. His brothers, my mom's brothers, my mom's father. Baseball was just always a part of our family.”

Father Brother Mom Dad My Family Baseball My Dad My Mom Our Family

Author:Mark Teixeira

“My greatest memories as a kid were playing sports with my dad and watching sports with my dad.”

Kids Sports Memories Dad My Dad Playing Sports Watching Sports

Author:Mark Teixeira

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