--- title: "1 Dad Gave Quotes By Tucker Elliot" description: "1 Dad Gave quotes by Tucker Elliot. Plus more from Tucker Elliot and more Dad Gave sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/624/tucker-elliot-3557_bits-and-pieces_i-thought-dad-could-i-go-to-vietnam-for_1410964.jpg" --- > [“I thought, Dad. Could I go to Vietnam for you? Dad, I could do it. I could do it for you. I could go to the places you fought. I could find the bits and pieces of your heart and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/i-thought-dad-could-i-go-to-vietnam-for-you-dad-i-could-do-it-i-could/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/624/tucker-elliot-3557_bits-and-pieces_i-thought-dad-could-i-go-to-vietnam-for_1410964.jpg) ## More by Tucker Elliot > [“It took only three years for Jonathan Papelbon to surpass Bill Campbell, Lee Smith, Tom Gordon, Sparky Lyle, Derek Lowe, Jeff Reardon, Ellis Kinder,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/it-took-only-three-years-for-jonathan-papelbon-to-surpass-bill/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) > [“I stood with my mom in the cemetery. She felt terrible pain. My grandmother is with God. My mom has to continue living. It’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/i-stood-with-my-mom-in-the-cemetery-she-felt-terrible-pain-my/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) > [“A son for a flag is a lot of sacrifice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/a-son-for-a-flag-is-a-lot-of-sacrifice/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) > [“In Korea I’d been so afraid that Sami would lose her dad. She did, but she didn’t get a flag. He went to Doha,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/in-korea-i-d-been-so-afraid-that-sami-would-lose-her-dad-she-did-but/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) > [“Sparky Anderson wasn’t just my favorite manager … he was my mom’s favorite manager.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/sparky-anderson-wasn-t-just-my-favorite-manager-he-was-my-mom-s/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) > [“Most of us would give anything for the chance to play just one day of MLB baseball—especially for our favorite team. Well, there once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/most-of-us-would-give-anything-for-the-chance-to-play-just-one-day-of/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) > [“The sun appeared between the twin spires of the cathedral as its light reflected off the crescent and star that rose out of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/the-sun-appeared-between-the-twin-spires-of-the-cathedral-as-its/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) > [ “He \[Ted Williams\] was only a 23-year-old kid when he batted .406 in 1941, but then the season ended and our country came under… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/he-ted-williams-was-only-a-23-year-old-kid-when-he-batted-406-in-1941/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) > [“It was like the baseball gods were showing off just for him, in honor of his first day of big league baseball. And surely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/it-was-like-the-baseball-gods-were-showing-off-just-for-him-in-honor/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) > [“The look of a smug teacher is priceless.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/the-look-of-a-smug-teacher-is-priceless/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) > [“I have this thought, it’s horrible, and it makes me sick, but it’s true: one day these students will grow up and have their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/i-have-this-thought-it-s-horrible-and-it-makes-me-sick-but-it-s-true/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) > [“There are many ways to measure a manager’s success and contributions to a franchise ... but in this case the two numbers that illustrate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/there-are-many-ways-to-measure-a-manager-s-success-and-contributions/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) > [“... there’s almost nothing worse than spending an entire day anticipating watching a Yankees vs. Red Sox game, only to have the score be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/there-s-almost-nothing-worse-than-spending-an-entire-day-anticipating/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) > [“The only thing I knew for sure is I hadn’t slept in ten years. Not really. I’d been fighting my own monster since nine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/the-only-thing-i-knew-for-sure-is-i-hadn-t-slept-in-ten-years-not/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) > [“This is who I was, before I was dead. When I cared, when I was relentless.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-elliot/this-is-who-i-was-before-i-was-dead-when-i-cared-when-i-was-relentless/) [Tucker Elliot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-elliot/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dad-gave/tucker-elliot/#itemlist", "name": "1 Dad Gave Quotes By Tucker Elliot", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I thought, Dad. Could I go to Vietnam for you? Dad, I could do it. I could do it for you. I could go to the places you fought. 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