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My dad pushed me really hard as a kid because he understood that I could be great. He saw the drive that I possessed,…

— Caris LeVert

When I was a kid, I wanted to walk with my dad's limp - my dad was my hero - but that infuriated him,…

— David Alan Grier

Dad's influence naturally came into me, rather than trying to emulate every detail. His way of teaching me was to be sparse, and to…

— Jason Bonham

I suddenly remember being very little and being embraced by my father. I would try to put my arms around my father's waist, hug…

— Jodi Picoult

The only thing my dad taught me, was how to survive and that was by him not being there. A man made me, mummy…

— Anonymous

My father seemed always to know not only what I was doing, but what I was being.

— Lincoln Steffens

When I discovered metaphor and what it meant, I got really excited. That was what really pushed me through into music.

— Aldous Harding

My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the world. By the same token, my father telling me…

— Kate DiCamillo

It was my mom who pushed me. My mom actually pushed my dad to train me. My dad knows what it takes to play…

— RJ Barrett

My dad was trying to prepare me for what he went through as a kid.

— Dillian Whyte

My dad told me to work hard if I wanted something, while my brother took me to a stadium to practice, so it's my…

— Edouard Mendy

My dad never pushed me but the big thing is that he helped me by going out in the backyard and playing with me.

— Bart Starr