Baseball Quote by Calvin Johnson

For a long time, I was more involved in basketball, baseball and golf. My parents didn't push me into football when I was a…

— Marc Bulger

My mom wanted me to play baseball. She didn't want me to play basketball.

— Al Horford

I was playing sports all the time, and my parents, Anne and John, encouraged me to play in grade school and high school.

— Jack Ramsay

I didn't start playing football on a team until 11th grade. I only got to go out then because the coach brought me home…

— Mike Webster

When my first semester grades came out, my mom and dad told me I wouldn't be playing football.

— Joe Biden

My mom didn't let me play tackle until I was in high school. She didn't want me to get hurt.

— Nick Ferguson

I was a very good baseball player and football player as a kid.

— John Malkovich

It wasn't really until the 10th or 11th grade when I started to play well, and football took the place of baseball, which was…

— Calvin Johnson

When all the girls were getting all made up and getting into all that girl stuff in junior high I was out playing softball…

— Catherine Bell

I wasn't ready for school as a kid. The only thing I wanted to do was play football.

— Tony Adams

I played softball and basketball growing up. I really wanted to play football but both parents said no. I was mad for a second,…

— Jordin Sparks

My mother really wanted me to go to school and to university, but I was adamant that I wanted to be a football player.

— Peter Schmeichel