“My dad's method in his madness was to try every sport and then observe what I liked. I played football, tennis, golf, cricket but I loved my snooker.” TryingSportsFootballDadMadnessMethodGolfMy DadTennisCricketSnooker Author:Ronnie O'Sullivan
“When I was a kid growing up, my dad being a football coach, he asked the same question of all the assistants that he ever hired: 'Is your goal to be a head football coach?” KidsGoalGrowing UpGrowingFootballDadMy DadCoachesAssistantsKids Growing UpFootball Coach Author:Chuck Pagano
“I remember my dad, who coached football, would buy some of his players football shoes when they couldn't afford it.” RememberPlayerFootballDadMy DadShoes Author:Chaske Spencer
“I grew up watching my Dad, Uncles Ciaran Murray and Brendan Murray, and cousin, Aedin Murray, who were all national caliber Gaelic football players in Ireland. I try to watch as much Gaelic football as I can, it is my first love. I bleed Green, White, and Orange. Gaelic football players don’t get paid to play, you play to represent your county that is more important than earning money.” TryingFirstsI CanImportantPlayWhiteWatchesPlayerFootballGrewDadGrew UpPaidGreenMy DadIrelandFirst LoveEarningUnclesOrangeCousinCountyFootball PlayerCaliberEarning MoneyGaelic Author:Patrick Murray
“My favorite football memory isn't beating Florida or winning the bowl game ... My favorite memories are of playing football with my brothers and my dad in the front yard when I was younger.” GamesWinningMemoriesFrontsFootballBrotherDadMy DadMy FavoriteMy BrotherBowlsFloridaYardsPlaying FootballFavorite Memories Author:Eli Manning
“My dad means a lot to me. He's the one who put a football in my hands.” MeanHandsFootballDadMy DadNfl Author:Adrian Peterson
“If you have not seen it, FOOTBALL is a game in which men shove one another back and forth for no reason. They do not choose how, when, or whom they shove. They are doing this in order to please one angry old man on the sidelines. This old man is called the 'coach' or 'yelling surrogate' dad who will never be happy.” IfsMenReasonOrderGamesFootballDadPleaseAngryCoachesNo ReasonOld ManBack And ForthYellingSidelinesSurrogates Book:That is All Source: That is All
“My uncle played rugby, and my dad played football, and they used to argue which game was the roughest - and everybody agreed rugby was. It's a great team sport, and to be successful, every person has to play in the same level.” PersonsPlayUsedGamesSportsLevelsSuccessfulTeamFootballDadMy DadArguingBeing SuccessfulUnclesRugbySports TeamGreat Team Author:Clint Eastwood
“When I'm done playing football, I just might be the couch potato dad.” DoneMightFootballDadPotatoesCouchesPlaying Football Author:Troy Polamalu
“I was good at football and cricket at school. My dad said, 'Son, be an architect,' and I came to Melbourne passionate about becoming an architect.” SaidSchoolFootballSonBecomingDadMy DadPassionateArchitectCricketMelbourne Author:Max Walker
“My dad was a college football coach, so we're a big athletic family. I was either going to be an athlete or an actor. As an actor, I hoped I would be able to bond the two.” TwoBigsWould BeAbleActorsFootballCollegeDadMy DadAthleteCoachesAthleticCollege FootballFootball Coach Author:Matt Barr
“I was obsessed with my dad, and my dad would refuse to go to church with us on Sundays because football was on. So I thought to myself, how could I spend more time with my dad? I started watching football with him every Sunday, and it was just something I fell in love with.” ChurchFootballDadMy DadRefuseObsessedSundayMore TimeWatching Football Author:Charissa Thompson
“I mean, Dad was one of these people who simply could not lose, you know? He could not stand it when a kid was beating him. He would go crazy when the child came to that moment, which, you know, you have to come to - I mean, Dad played Old Maids like he played football. He just simply had to win every single thing every single time.” PeopleKnowsMeanChildrenMomentsKidsWinningLosesCrazyFootballDadThat MomentMaidsOld Maids Author:Terry Gross
“My parents preached so much about Christianity and my mother thinks Jesus is the best thing that ever happened to the world - which he is - and God found a way of making examples for me. Like, just growing up, bullets would hit my partner but not me and I'd be right there. Or my Dad had a thing where he would make me play for the sorry team during football and make me go up against all my friends. It built a certain kind of character and a humble factor into me because I knew I had to work for it. And then to be able to beat them or be just as successful at so many things.” ThinkingWorldKindCharacterMotherJesusParentChristianityGrowing UpSuccessfulTeamFootballDadSorryMy DadHumble Author:Cyhi the Prynce
“I wanted to play football or be a boxer, but my dad didn't want that because of all the impact. But in 1992 I was watching short track, and it was obscure, but they looked like superheroes in their tight outfits, and I thought it was amazing. I wanted to do that. I made the national team at 14.” WantMadePlayWantedTeamFootballDadImpactMy DadTrackObscureSuperheroBoxersOutfitsNational Team Author:Apolo Ohno
“Becoming a dad was the proudest moment of my life. Playing football does not even compare.” DoeMomentsFootballBecomingDadComparePlaying FootballProudest Moments Author:Wayne Rooney
“We all have experiences in our lives that change us, and we all learn from people, like my dad, but at the end of the day, it's only us. And we're only responsible to make ourselves happy.” PeopleEndsOur LivesFootballDadResponsibleMy DadNflThe End Of The DayAnd At The End Of The Day Author:Tom Brady
“Do you play football?' Brandon asks. 'No.' 'Baseball?' 'Nope.' Brandon is on a roll and won't stop until he's found the answer he's looking for. 'Tennis?' 'That would be a nada' 'Then what sport do you play?' Carlos puts down his food. Oh, no. He's got a rebellious gleam in his eye as he says, 'The horizontal tango.' ...Alex stands and says through chlenched teeth, 'Carlos let's talk. In private. Ahora.' ....Brandon turns to my dad with big, innocent eyes. 'Daddy, do you know how to do the horizontal tango?” KnowsPlayBigsWould BeEyeTurnsAsksFoundSportsAnswersKnow HowFootballDadBaseballMy DadTeethInnocentHis EyesTennisDo You KnowDaddyRebelliousAlexGleamTangoHorizontalInnocent Eyes Author:Simone Elkeles