Day Quote by Damian Lillard

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

— Mackenzie Dern

There's just so much negative media surrounding professional athletes or sports in general, whether it's kids that are pressured too much or professional athletes…

— Kristopher Belman

If you look at any superior athlete, you will find a strong parental influence. Parents introduce their children to a sport, and then they…

— Ivan Lendl

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

My overwhelming concern will always be the well-being of the athletes. In Olympic sport, it is rare for competitors not to devote half their…

— Sebastian Coe

I get a lot of parents coming up to me, telling me they are grooming their kids to be professional athletes. I'm really against…

— Wayne Gretzky

The fact is I've been the kind of parent who has been there at every single sports day, my kids are achievers at school,…

— Pooja Bedi

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

I feel like a lot of people in sports come from - not bad backgrounds, but they have a real story. They've come from…

— Liz Cambage

I think it's quite difficult to follow in your parent's footsteps in the same sport.

— Princess Anne

I really don't know how athletes manage to do it, having kids while they're still competing and being able to stay at the top…

— Chris Hoy

Parents have to understand, that even if their child isn't showing athletic excellence in a certain sport, they still need to be involved. They…

— Allyson Felix