Athlete Quote by Brian J. White

My dad was a good athlete. My mom had longevity. There were some athletic genes that certainly got passed down.

— Hale Irwin

Both parents supported my becoming a world class athlete.

— Edwin Moses

My dad was just a little trailer trash white dude that worked his tail off, didn't have a dad. He started working at 14,…

— Julian Edelman

One thing about me is that my parents didn't force me to be an athlete.

— Kamaru Usman

My dad was a professional basketball player, and my mom was a hell of a tennis player.

— Luke Rockhold

My father was just an amateur; my mother is not even an athlete herself.

— Ichiro Suzuki

I was just a normal athlete. My mother tried to spark something in me. She was an athlete in high school before she got…

— Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Both of my parents were both multi-sport athletes. Their mindset was, be an athlete as long as possible, up until they became parents. And…

— Jessica McDonald

With my mom's and my dad's genes, me and my brother excelled in a lot of sports.

— Trinity Rodman

My mother was a champion high-jumper. My three brothers are basketball players. We've all been very athletic.

— Grace Jones

When his football and baseball careers ended, my dad became an accomplished marbles player. Then dad got really good at pitching horseshoes. And to…

— Mike D'Antoni

My dad was pretty athletic when he played so I can say some of my athleticism comes from him.

— Ja Morant