--- title: "1 Athletes Don Quotes By Candace Parker" description: "1 Athletes Don quotes by Candace Parker. Plus more from Candace Parker and more Athletes Don sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be1/candace-parker-27944_athlete_male-athletes-don-t-get-dropped-when-the_2843309.png" --- > [Male athletes don't get dropped when they father kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-parker/male-athletes-don-t-get-dropped-when-they-father-kids/) [Candace Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be1/candace-parker-27944_athlete_male-athletes-don-t-get-dropped-when-the_2843309.png) ## More by Candace Parker > [Today I know that there is still work to be done, but along the way I am achieving my dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-parker/today-i-know-that-there-is-still-work-to-be-done-but-along-the-way-i/) [Candace Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-parker/) > [I wouldn't mind being the female MJ. I want to have major crossover appeal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-parker/i-wouldn-t-mind-being-the-female-mj-i-want-to-have-major-crossover/) [Candace Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-parker/) > [I'm very stubborn. I feel like I'm going to play this season.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-parker/i-m-very-stubborn-i-feel-like-i-m-going-to-play-this-season/) [Candace Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-parker/) > [I look at it this way: the WNBA is 13 years young. I think eventually women will get to that point, maybe in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-parker/i-look-at-it-this-way-the-wnba-is-13-years-young-i-think-eventually/) [Candace Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-parker/) > [You want your coach's blessing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-parker/you-want-your-coach-s-blessing/) [Candace Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-parker/) > [For me, family has always come first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-parker/for-me-family-has-always-come-first/) [Candace Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-parker/) > [My baby is the joy in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-parker/my-baby-is-the-joy-in-my-life/) [Candace Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-parker/) > [The Sparks have always been committed to success and making the right moves to build upon their rich tradition in the WNBA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-parker/the-sparks-have-always-been-committed-to-success-and-making-the-right/) [Candace Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-parker/) > [From my first dunk at 14 years old to my second NCAA Championship at the University of Tennessee, my intense training with my dad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-parker/from-my-first-dunk-at-14-years-old-to-my-second-ncaa-championship-at/) [Candace Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-parker/) > [What's so special about this team is that we all have the same mentality, this sort of, 'We've been knocked down, let's get back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-parker/what-s-so-special-about-this-team-is-that-we-all-have-the-same/) [Candace Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-parker/) > [I think it's great that young girls have the WNBA to look up to now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-parker/i-think-it-s-great-that-young-girls-have-the-wnba-to-look-up-to-now/) [Candace Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-parker/) > [I know Penny Toler and coach Ross have worked hard to put together a strong team this year, and I am ready to start…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-parker/i-know-penny-toler-and-coach-ross-have-worked-hard-to-put-together-a/) [Candace Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-parker/) > [My dad was my first coach and drove me extremely hard from a very young age.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-parker/my-dad-was-my-first-coach-and-drove-me-extremely-hard-from-a-very/) [Candace Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-parker/) > [On my best days, such as when I was a junior in high school coming off a 42-point performance and near triple-double, my dad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-parker/on-my-best-days-such-as-when-i-was-a-junior-in-high-school-coming-off/) [Candace Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-parker/) > [I don't think I would take the game with the same mentality that I do now if I hadn't been injured.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/candace-parker/i-don-t-think-i-would-take-the-game-with-the-same-mentality-that-i-do/) [Candace Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/candace-parker/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/athletes-don/candace-parker/#itemlist", "name": "1 Athletes Don Quotes By Candace Parker", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Male athletes don't get dropped when they father kids.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Candace Parker" }, "url": 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