“I told Grant Hill back there – I just got done playing against him – as a second grader I had a Pistons Grant Hill jersey. That was the first time I walked into a gym. That’s when I fell in love with the game. My mom, I think she just wanted to get me and my brothers out of the house for a few hours. When I walked into the gym, I fell in love with the game.” ThinkingFirstsDoneWantedGamesHouseHoursBrotherMomCoupleFirst TimeMy MomHillsMy BrotherGrantsNbaGymJerseyMvp Author:Kevin Durant
“At one point in my 20s, I was about to quit acting. I'd had a crappy couple of years and I was depressed. My mom said, 'Don't give up! You'll be so mad at yourself.'” GivingYearsSaidActingMomCoupleGiving UpMadMy MomQuittingDon't Give Up Author:Janel Moloney
“I was homeless. I lived in a car for a couple of years. That was the worst. But nothing was worse than when I was 40 and my mom passed away. My mother was the best person I ever knew. Those were the two lowest points.” YearsPersonsTwoMotherWorstCarMomCoupleMy MomHomelessLowestPassed AwayBest PersonLowest PointMy Mom Passed AwayMom Passed Away Author:Steve Harvey
“My daughter Lily's the oldest, and by the time she was six months, we just had books of photos. Poor little Maeve, who's six months old now My mom hasn't met her yet, and last night she said, 'Show me some pictures!' I'm looking through my phone like, 'Well, I got a couple, but they're from two months ago'” WellsLittlesSaidTwoBookShowsLastsNightPoorMomMonthsCoupleMetsSixDaughterPhonesMy MomMy DaughterShow MeSix MonthsLast NightLiliesTwo Months Author:Chris O'Donnell
“Mom also hinted a couple of times that it was good I was going to college, since with one failed marriage behind me, I 'd have trouble landing a good husband and would need something to fall back on. "A package that's been opened once doesn't have the same appeal".” NeedsFallBehindsTroubleCollegeMomCoupleHusbandAppealsPackagesLandingFall BackGoing To CollegeGood HusbandFailed Marriage Book:Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel Source: Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel
“I come from a visual background, and I grew up around a lot of hippies and artists. My mom and my brother and I moved around a lot. We basically moved every couple of years, and I went to a lot of different schools. But creativity, for us, was always a way of life. It was never a job. Being an artist was a passion and a way of life.” WayYearsDifferentSchoolJobsArtistPassionCreativityBrotherGrewMomCoupleGrew UpMovedMy MomBackgroundsMy BrotherVisualsHippieBeing An Artist Author:Jared Leto
“Spending time by myself is VERY important to me and I wake up pretty early, I wake up around 5 in the morning, and I get to have a couple hours to myself, and that is definitely I think really important to me and I think it's important for moms to have that too. And I love to carve out time for myself and sometimes I'll hang out with girlfriends, but i like to keep things pretty intimate.” ThinkingImportantSometimesHoursMorningMomCoupleWake UpSpendingIntimateGirlfriendHanging OutSpending Time Author:Nicole Richie
“My mom, for most of her life, was a Holocaust denier. And it was terrible for the entire family to have to deal with until, finally, a couple years ago, we had an intervention. And we had a rabbi come into the home, had him walk her through the history of the Jewish people, and then he made her watch "Schindler's List." And after that, my mom did a complete 180. Now she can't believe it only happened once.” PeopleYearsBelieveMadeHomeHumorFunnyWalksDealsWatchesHappenedMomCoupleTerribleYears AgoMy MomListsHolocaustInterventionRabbiHolocaust DeniersSchindlerSchindler's List Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“Mom and Pop were just a couple of kids when they got married. He was eighteen, she was sixteen and I was three.” KidsFunnyThreeMarriageMomCoupleMarriedPopsHilariousEighteenSixteenFunny Marriage Book:Lady Sings the Blues: The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography Source: Lady Sings the Blues: The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography
“I am horror fan in that I think that they are very effective on me. I get scared very easily. I am a scaredy cat. When I was younger, my mom used to rent Alfred Hitchock films, so I saw a couple of those and I was terrified by them.” ThinkingFilmUsedSawsFansMomCoupleHorrorCatScaredMy MomTerrifiedHorror Fans Author:Alexandra Daddario
“I felt so proud to be having a baby and so excited. And I felt closer to other women - to my sisters, to my mom. I felt empowered, like, 'I've given birth. I did it! There's nothing I can't handle.' I've really enjoyed this time that I have taken to be with Suri, as well as the challenges of the first couple of months: feeding and pumping, learning to decipher what each cry means - is she hungry? Is she tired? Does she need a fresh diaper? - and figuring out how to really help her.” NeedsFirstsWellsMeanDoeI CanHelpingGivenFeltChallengesTakenCryBabyMomMonthsProudBirthCoupleTiredExcitedMy MomHungryHandleEnjoyedMy SisterFeedingEmpoweredDiapersHaving A BabyDecipher Author:Katie Holmes
“Every couple years when Mr. [Hugh] Hefner would call, I would very graciously decline, because my mom would kill me, and I thought it was more mysterious keeping my clothes on.” YearsMomCoupleClothesMy MomMysteriousDeclineKill Me Author:Cindy Margolis
“For me [being a kid actor], it's a bit like when you see your mom's friends, and they're like, "I remember when you were this big. You'll always be that cute little kid to me." It's like that times a thousand. Well, times a couple thousand.” WellsLittlesBigsKidsRememberActorsBitsMomCoupleThousandCuteLittle KidRemember WhenYour MomBeing A Kid Author:Mara Wilson
“Being a teenage model was lot of fun, like playing dress-up. I'd feel ugly and awkward and chubby, and they'd transform me. Not that that makes everything better. Then my mom shopped the pictures around, I guess, and the agencies started calling. I wound up going with a little agency, Spectrum. It all happened really quickly, I started modeling for magazines like YM and Seventeen, and I did a couple of bigger things like Italian Vogue.” FunMomCoupleUglyMy MomWoundsItalianAwkwardTeenageModelingVogue Author:Liv Tyler