Dad Quote by Caroline Wozniacki

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

— Ichiro Suzuki

A little-known secret is that being a pro athlete is not that great. It's a pretty short lifespan. I know all these parents are…

— Timothy Olyphant

When you're successful, a professional athlete, you can help a lot of others.

— Jamal Murray

I learned a lot from my father. I'm very lucky to have a father who was a professional athlete.

— Joakim Noah

I give credit to my mom for inspiring and encouraging me to take sports seriously. She was a professor of biochemistry and at the…

— Milind Soman

It's hard being a mom, taking care of the house, the family and of yourself as an athlete.

— Mackenzie Dern

It truly takes a village to become a professional athlete.

— Zach Ertz

Any athlete can preach to this, that when things aren't going well, you tend to bring it home, and the people that take the…

— Jermaine O'Neal

There's so much that goes into being a pro athlete that people have no idea about.

— Matt Barnes

I grew up with sports, but I was definitely not good enough to become a professional athlete - I just loved the storytelling aspect…

— Molly Qerim

Athletes are sort of part of the community at large. They have to be dedicated to what they do, and go through lots of…

— Dennis Quaid

Sports can do so much. They've given me a framework: meeting new people, confidence, self-esteem, discipline, motivation. All these things I learned, whether I…

— Mia Hamm