Athlete Quote by John Kennedy Toole

My mother is a fighter. After she battled polio and learned to walk again, the doctors told her she would be a cripple her…

— Uzo Aduba

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

One piece of advice that I would give to any young athlete or performer is remember to thank your mom.

— Meryl Davis

My mum and dad are both sportspeople and know what's it all about. They know it's hard work, but they also know what it…

— Caroline Wozniacki

My mum's an amazing woman, a huge part of my life. She's very entrepreneurial, owns a very successful business. I take a lot of…

— Eniola Aluko

A mother who is obsessing about being thin and dieting and exercising is not going to be a very good mother.

— Jane Fonda

We amateur athletes are peculiarly devoted to our fitness, and our obsessions can sometimes be a burden to our loved ones and a mystery…

— Peter Sagal

I was just a normal athlete. My mother tried to spark something in me. She was an athlete in high school before she got…

— Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

My mother is one of those very unusual, superb human beings-she's innately strong and incredibly smart. She created an environment for me to explore…

— Charlize Theron

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

My mom has never cared if I did sports or not. Obviously, she's proud of me, and she loves the fact that I'm an…

— Elana Meyers

I have two older sisters who were phenomenal sportsmen.

— Gavin Creel