“Growing up in Huntington Beach, you were either a traditional sports athlete, a skateboarder, or a surfer. I got my first skateboard when I was five and skated off and on over the years, did a little BMX racing as a kid, and then in my freshman or sophomore year I started getting a little bit more into skateboarding.” YearsFirstsLittlesKidsBitsSportsGrowing UpFiveGrowingLittle BitAthleteTraditionalBeachRacingFreshmanSurferSkateboardingSophomoreSkateboarderSophomore YearBmxHuntington Beach Author:Jason Lee
“I really enjoy playing 'Tiger Woods' on the Wii, and you can set the levels to easy, medium, or hard, so I think it's definitely a good way for kids to learn the motion of a golf swing if they want to get into the sport. It makes it more fun for them as well.” IfsThinkingWayWantWellsHardKidsFunEasySportsEnjoyLevelsGolfWoodsMediumsSwingsTigersGood WayGolf SwingWii Author:Rory McIlroy
“I did always dream of being a professional player. I think every kid does dream of being a pro, but to last the journey you have to love tennis as a sport and if you are lucky enough to make it in the pros, it is really a bonus.” IfsThinkingDoeEnoughDreamKidsLastsSportsPlayerJourneyLuckyTennisBonus Author:Samantha Stosur
“I didn't grow up a theatre kid, going to theatre camps. I played sports, and that was my main direction. But luckily, I never had to choose between sports and theatre.” KidsGrowsSportsGrowing UpTheatreCamps Author:Aaron Tveit
“I have three kids, and I'm a coach for a lot of their sports, so I'm around them a lot, but I see friends of mine with older kids and they don't really interact so much, other than giving them a place to live.” GivingKidsThreeSportsMinesCoachesPlaces To Live Author:Mike O'Malley
“We've got a pretty close family. Just ended fourteen years of travel hockey with two boys. My daughter was always a part of that. So there's a lot of trips to the hockey games. As I tell idiotic, stupid, youth-sport parents, it's about the drive there and the drive back, not about the trophy or how your kid played. We've always had a good relationship with our kids. You're driving with them and talking to them at the age of eight. It became this adventure and they learned to love it. You connect, you really do. It's not for every family.” YearsTwoKidsAgeGamesSportsParentTalkingBoysStupidYouthAdventureDaughterEightDrivingMy DaughterHockeyFourteenTrophiesIdioticGood RelationshipYouth SportsClose Family Author:Jeff Daniels
“Somewhere in my wildest childhood I must have done something right. Being able to make a boyhood dream come true is one thing, but to have a kid come along and thrill his dad like Brett Hull has thrilled me over his career is too much for one guy to handle.” DoneDreamKidsAbleGuySportsCareersToo MuchOne ThingChildhoodDadHandleThrillDreams Come TrueBoyhoodHull Author:Bobby Hull
“I would love to fall in love and get married and have beautiful children. I mean that's one of the goals in life, I think, to have, and it's a beautiful thing. My sister has kids and all my friends have kids. They show me their, you know their report cards. And I can show them my sports car.” ThinkingKnowsMeanChildrenI CanShowsKidsBeautifulFallSportsGoalCarMarriedMy FriendsFalling In LoveCardsReportsMy SisterBeautiful ThingsShow MeLife GoalSports CarsReport Cards Author:Tiesto
“Making movies was more a reaction to not being chosen for sports. Other kids were out there playing at whatever; I was off making something blow up and filming it, or making a mould of my sister's head using alginating plaster.” KidsSportsBlowReactionsChosenMy SisterMouldPlasters Author:J. J. Abrams
“Sport is an important part of the development of kids, and hence, it should be made a part of their curriculum.” ShouldMadeImportantKidsSportsDevelopmentCurriculum Author:Gagan Narang
“Everyone thinks I'm this jock of a woman, but I didn't play any sports. I didn't even let my kids play baseball because I was afraid they were going to get hit by balls.” ThinkingPlayKidsSportsBaseballBallsJocks Author:Patti Hansen
“I tell kids not to be on the Internet. It's dangerous. It's not fun. It wastes your life. You should just be outside playing sports, instead of sitting in front of any type of screen.” ShouldKidsFunSportsDangerousFrontsTypeInternetWasteSittingScreensPlaying Sports Author:Miley Cyrus
“I think we need to be a bit more proactive. Let's not just talk about availability of sports, let's make the facilities more accessible to kids and make them want to come along.” ThinkingWantNeedsKidsBitsSportsFacilityProactiveAvailability Author:Hope Powell
“We need to look at our nannying, mollycoddled, politically correct culture in my view, which stops kids from going out and playing competitive sport. I also think we need to look at the shear fatness of the regulations which control people who want to help kids play sport.” PeopleThinkingWantNeedsLooksPlayHelpingKidsCultureSportsViewsFootballSoccerAnalysisRegulationGoing OutPolitically CorrectFatnessCompetitive Sports Author:Boris Johnson
“I truly believe my job starts the minute I leave the baseball field. Going out and catching ground balls and hitting, that's a job, and that's what I've wanted to do ever since I was a kid. But when you think about leaving that field, that's when the job and the demands really start. In New York, Seattle, every city. The community, the media, business stuff. You have to stay on a narrow path.” ThinkingBelieveKidsWantedJobsStuffSportsCommunityCitiesPathMinutesMediaNew YorkFieldsDemandBaseballBallsLeavingHittingGoing OutCatchingSeattleNarrow PathBaseball Field Author:Alex Rodriguez
“Kids don't know the language of figure skating. If you ask them to do a compulsory figure, they don't know how to, and that's so important for the edge quality. I think that's why the older skaters are still as popular as they are - because they have that quality that people are missing in this generation.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsStillsImportantKidsAsksLanguageSportsQualityKnow HowGenerationsMissingFiguresEdgesSkatingThis GenerationFigure SkatingCompulsorySkater Author:Brian Boitano
“Hopefully the new breed of kids won't have to go through that hard lesson - my kids, my grandkids, my fans' kids, hopefully they won't have to go through it.” HardKidsSportsFansLessonsHopefullyGrandkidsHard Lessons Author:Lawrence Taylor
“What do you mean you have my children at the police station? Why are my kids at the police station?” MeanChildrenKidsSportsPoliceMy ChildrenStations Author:O. J. Simpson
“I'm very happy for the Contreras family. They're out. Now they've got a chance to experience life the way I did as a kid. You know, his kids are going to have a real chance in life now, and the same way that I had it.” KnowsWayRealKidsSportsChanceVery HappyChances In Life Author:Rafael Palmeiro
“At the end of the program, I tried to talk to the kids a little bit about life skills.” LittlesEndsKidsBitsSportsSkillsLittle BitProgramLife Skills Author:Troy Vincent
“I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life.” ImportantKidsSports Author:Willie Stargell
“It's nice to be able to support programs like 5 Hole Threads' in our communities to keep more kids involved in sports. The Life lessons that are learned from being a teammate are so valuable. All kids deserve the chance to experience that.” KidsAbleSportsCommunityChanceSupportNiceInvolvedLessonsTrainingDeserveProgramValuableHolesLife LessonThreadTeammateNhlOur Community Author:Dan Ellis
“There is something about Game 7 that there's a memory there for you for sure. You want to be a coach or a manager or a player or a goaltender that gets it done, because to me, that's all part of sports. That's what you dream about when you're a little kid - scoring the winning goal.” WantLittlesDoneDreamKidsGamesWinningSportsGoalMemoriesPlayerCoachesManagersHockeyLittle KidNhlGet It Done Author:Mike Babcock
“I think most of my lessons come from sports. That's why I always emphasise to young kids to get involved in sports because it's where you learn about discipline. It's where you learn to keep going, where if you think you can't make it, you can.” IfsThinkingKidsYoungSportsDisciplineInvolvedLessonsKeep GoingGet Involved Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger
“God, I'm glad I grew up in a time when kids followed sports in the newspaper and on TV and knew every sport.” KidsSportsTvsGrewGrew UpGladNewspapers Author:Michael Wilbon
“There's just so much negative media surrounding professional athletes or sports in general, whether it's kids that are pressured too much or professional athletes making mistakes that influence their family...” KidsSportsMistakeToo MuchInfluenceMediaNegativeAthleteMaking MistakesPressuredProfessional AthleteSports In General Author:Kristopher Belman
“I was not one of the popular kids, I was not great at sports, girls didn't pay attention to me.I was just pretty much an average kid, no stand-out abilities, nothing note-worthy.” KidsGirlSportsAbilityPayAttentionNotesAverageWorthyPay AttentionStanding Out Author:Jeff Dunham
“Our sports [softball] is a game of failure already so my dad always says to parents who he is a pitching coach and he's been my pitching coach since I was 11 years old is if they can be the best kid on the team, let them experience that and then obviously the challenge has to come later on but you don't get that opportunity very often and confidence is such a huge part of this game and in life in general.” IfsYearsKidsOpportunityGamesSportsParentChallengesTeamHugeDadMy DadCoachesBeing The BestPitchingSoftball Author:Jennie Finch
“Like so many other office workers of the world, I will obey my master, the clock, and will obediently nod to my co-workers and make small talk about sports, kids and weather - all things I'm not genuinely interested in.” WorldKidsSportsMastersOfficeAll ThingsWorkersWeatherClockSmall TalkCo Worker Author:Rob Payne
“I liked baseball and sports and Garbage Pail Kids and comic books. I know what its like to really adore something.” KnowsBookKidsSportsBaseballComicComic BookAdoreGarbage Author:Todd Lowe
“It's a special honor to be one of the leaders of this football team. But I said it once, I'll say it again, no one person wins a game by themselves. Individually, it's top of the mountain, my sport, my profession. It's what you dream about as a kid.” PersonsSaidDreamKidsGamesWinningSportsLeaderTeamSpecialFootballHonorMountainProfessionFootball TeamMvp Author:Aaron Rodgers
“I went to school to play sports, but I got involved in theatre in college kind of by mistake. I ended up taking an acting class almost just to get rid of an arts requirement, but I wound up in this wonderful acting class with this teacher named Alma Becker who really saved my life. I was just kind of this knucklehead kid from DC and I was in and out of trouble all of the time. I took a theatre class and she really discovered something in me and I absolutely fell in love with it.” KindArtPlayKidsSchoolSportsActingMistakeClassTeacherWonderfulTroubleCollegeInvolvedTheatreWoundsSavedRequirementsActing ClassesKnuckleheads Author:Jon Bernthal
“I think sports for kids is the greatest thing in the world because it teaches you how to share, about winning and losing and pressure. But I don't think you should force your kid to become a professional athlete.” ThinkingWorldShouldKidsWinningForceSportsTeachShareLosingPressureAthleteWinning And LosingProfessional Athlete Author:Wayne Gretzky
“My greatest memories as a kid were playing sports with my dad and watching sports with my dad.” KidsSportsMemoriesDadMy DadPlaying SportsWatching Sports Author:Mark Teixeira
“My goal, for almost my entire career, has been to promote ski racing not just in America, but across the world. I think it's an amazing sport. I am happy to be an ambassador for the next Olympics and I will do my best to honour the Olympics spirit and to hopefully encourage kids to participate in sports, especially in Asia and Korea and I am looking forward to an amazing Olympics.” ThinkingWorldHas BeensKidsAmericaSpiritNextSportsGoalCareersHopefullyHonourRacingOlympicsAsiaLooking ForwardKoreaAmbassadorsSkisSki Racing Author:Lindsey Vonn
“I tried all kinds of sports when I was a kid, like soccer and tennis and golf, and, in fact, started skating to be able to play hockey.” KindPlayFactsKidsAbleSportsGolfAll KindsSoccerTennisHockeySkating Author:Patrick Chan
“I remember, when I was a little kid, I was good at sports, and I could jump off the high board. And then puberty hit, and suddenly I was looking to boys for direction. I remember that as a great loss.” LittlesKidsRememberSportsLossBoysBoardsLittle KidRemember WhenPubertyGreat Loss Author:Francine Prose
“When I was a kid growing up in Kentucky, on lucky summer nights, my cousin would pick me up in his Chevy Super Sport and drive me down along the Ohio River to Cincinnati to hear some rock 'n' roll. Those were exciting times, and the bands would play late into the night, rocking soaked in sweat. When I hear the Ready Stance, these memories come back to me and I remember that Cincinnati has produced so many wonderful musicians. The Ready Stance is among that number. You will be hearing a lot about them in the future.” PlayKidsRememberNightSportsMemoriesNumbersGrowing UpGrowingWonderfulRocksReadyLuckyBandLateSummerMusicianPicksRiversExcitingHearingSweatRock N RollCousinOhioStanceKentuckyMy CousinKids Growing UpSummer NightsPick MePick Me UpCome Back To MeChevy Author:Chris Frantz
“Enrolling your child in a recreational sport sponsored by your neighborhood recreation community centers is a great way to keep kids active.” WayChildrenKidsSportsCommunityActiveYour ChildrenNeighborhoodRecreationCommunity Centers Author:Lee Haney
“I've always been interested in the sport even as a young kid. I liked the sport of martial arts because I loved anything that involved contact, conflict or collision.” ArtKidsYoungSportsInvolvedConflictArt IsContactMartial ArtsCollision Author:Brad Tavares
“I still get a lot of letters from kids and parents who face different challenges and disabilities. I share some of the lessons that I learned through sports and baseball, which makes me feel good. It's incredible to have an impact that way.” WayFeelsStillsDifferentKidsFacesSportsParentChallengesShareLessonsLettersBaseballImpactIncrediblesFeel GoodDisability Author:Jim Abbott
“Boxing's a poor man's sport. We can't afford to play golf or tennis. It is what it is. It's kept so many kids off the street. It kept me off the street.” MenPlayKidsSportsPoorStreetsGolfTennisBoxingPoor ManIt Is What It Is Author:Sugar Ray Leonard
“My kids used to do things to aggravate me, too. I'd take them to a game, and they'd want to come home with a different player.” WantDifferentHomeKidsUsedGamesSportsPlayerComing Home Author:Bob Uecker
“Everything for me started with my love of the sport. In society we're losing the fun with kids and pushing success on them too hard. Success comes from fun.” HardKidsFunSportsLosingPushing Author:Shawn Johnson
“Since I was a kid, I've wanted to do sports for a living. In the beginning, I played a lot of soccer, but in the end I chose tennis. I love sports in general ... But tennis is my passion.” EndsKidsWantedPassionSportsSoccerTennisMy PassionSports In General Author:Rafael Nadal
“I don't think I really knew how fit I was when I was a kid. I rode with my dad quite long distances and I've been racing since the age of nine, so we did a lot of sport growing up. My earliest memories of my dad are watching him race, so it was inevitable when we were old enough that my brother and I would get on bikes.” ThinkingLongEnoughKidsAgeSportsMemoriesRaceGrowing UpGrowingBrotherDadFitDistanceMy DadNineInevitableMy BrotherRacingBikeLong Distance Author:Victoria Pendleton
“I have to keep myself in check when I go to the kids' sports events. I sit waaay in the back. I make sure I don't do too much cheering, you know what I mean? I'm still not quite adjusted to this modern school of thought: Oh, it doesn't matter who wins. I'm not all the way there yet, but I accept it from the back row.” KnowsWayMeanStillsMatterKidsSchoolWinningSportsAcceptingToo MuchModernEventsChecksCheer Author:Jack Nicholson
“Sport for me is about inspiring kids. Here's the rules, here's the play area, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. This is all about teaching kids how to approach life. If we're not playing sport to benefit kids, I'm not really sure why we play sport.” IfsSometimesPlayKidsWinningSportsLosesTeachingBenefitsApproachAreasPlaying SportsTeaching Kids Author:Russell Crowe
“I wasn't the athletic kid in my family. Both of my brothers were on athletic scholarships and my dad played semi-pro hockey. My younger brother played pro hockey. I was the music kid. But I always loved sports. I grew up around it.” KidsSportsBrotherGrewDadGrew UpMy FamilyMy DadMy BrotherHockeyAthleticScholarshipYounger BrotherAthletic Scholarships Author:Trevor McNevan
“I'm trying to teach my children not to cry. That's the big thing. No crying. Because I think we can all agree that crying is, for the most part, for sissies. If my team loses, I'm going to cry. And I'm going to want my kids to see me crying. Not because I think sports are so important, but because I bet so much money on the game that we'll probably lose the house if my team doesn't win. That's something to cry about.” IfsThinkingWantTryingChildrenImportantBigsKidsGamesHouseWinningSportsLosesTeachTeamCryAgreeMy ChildrenBig ThingsSissy Author:Michael Ian Black