Artists Quote by Darell Hammond

Sporting competitions seem to be what we obsess over, frankly. So if we can put engineering, science, technology into a format of healthy, fun…

— Dean Kamen

Our children need socialization with their peers and playing sports is a large part of that.

— Nicole Malliotakis

Kids should be encouraged to compete.

— Twyla Tharp

If parents could just get their children moving around in the most simple and fun ways - jumping in leaves, dancing to pop music,…

— Magnus Scheving

In an era of parental paranoia, lawsuit mania and testing frenzy, we are failing to inspire our children's curiosity, creativity, and imagination. We are…

— Darell Hammond

Sports will equip kids with the necessary tools to face academic challenges, and provide all-round development.

— Brian Lara

“With so many alternatives, how can we let our children, our loved ones, ourselves, play a game that may destroy the essence of who…

— Mark Fainaru-Wada

I think we should bring up our children with much less pressure to compete and get ahead: no comparing one child with another, at…

— Benjamin Spock

Children need sports, even if they are inclined towards academics.

— Brian Lara

Much of the pressure contemporary parents feel with respect to dressing children in designer clothes, teaching young children academics, and giving them instruction in…

— David Elkind

I know many people who are actually queasy about the idea that their kids may harbour sporting ambitions.

— Sebastian Coe

Children are resilient - they can always find a way to play.

— Katie Melua