Dad Quote by Carey Price

My parents, especially my dad, had a big influence on my hockey career. He introduced me to the game when I was younger, and…

— Steven Stamkos

I was fortunate to play on great teams that allowed me to play with my own personality, which is so important to a goaltender.

— Martin Brodeur

Whenever my dad would take me to practice, he'd make sure that we took just as much time fielding groundballs as we did hitting…

— Brandon Crawford

I grew up playing defense all the time with my older brothers and the older players.

— Andrew Wiggins

My uncle, my dad always made sure I had guard skills. But as far as defending everybody, that wasn't really my mindset until my…

— Draymond Green

My father really put that in my head that defense is one of the key things in basketball.

— Andrew Wiggins

I always felt defense was a big part of my game.

— Cody Bellinger

My father played hockey until he was 18.

— Jemele Hill

Defense was one thing I was really able to work at and get better.

— Scottie Pippen

When I was in high school, I played defense and also averaged about 20 rebounds a game.

— John Havlicek

You can look at every game, some where I've been a defensive player and others where I've had an impact.

— James Milner

I think I've definitely gotten better on the defensive side from where I started.

— Christian Wood