Athlete Quote by Edwin Moses

My parents wanted me to become a national athlete.

— Joe Taslim

Both of my parents were both multi-sport athletes. Their mindset was, be an athlete as long as possible, up until they became parents. And…

— Jessica McDonald

One thing about me is that my parents didn't force me to be an athlete.

— Kamaru Usman

My success as a young athlete contributed to major disagreements between my parents and my mom had to make the ultimate decision to leave.

— Nyjah Huston

Both my parents were very supportive of me in whatever I wanted to do.

— Simon Van Booy

I played basketball to try to get my parents from working so hard.

— James Worthy

Both of my parents have loved and supported me from my very first strides.

— Hilary Knight

Part of my growing up was always trying to make my parents proud and always trying to keep them happy. I think part of…

— Jeff Garcia

My parents gave up on their dreams in sports because they were athletes, and they had me at such an early age. I didn't…

— Jessica McDonald

As a little kid, not only is my dad Jo-Jo White, but M. L. Carr is involved in the family, Red Auerbach is my…

— Brian J. White

With my mom's and my dad's genes, me and my brother excelled in a lot of sports.

— Trinity Rodman

My parents are both professional athletes, so I always grew up in an ambitious way and I worked hard.

— Evan Fournier