Athlete Quote by Kristopher Belman

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 think a lot of athletes when they get in their mid and late 30s, they focus more on kids, on family.

— Justin Gatlin

For many young people growing up in minority communities, there is a sense that their lives are disposable. As athletes, we have a platform…

— Jason Collins

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

I would never encourage my children to be athletes - first because my children are not athletes and second because there are so many…

— Bill James

They want everything to be better for their children. I think athletes are starting to see that and that's why they're starting to speak…

— Andrew Hawkins

You know raising a family in the lifestyle of a professional athlete can be very difficult.

— Robin Yount

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

Most parents are able to be with their kid every day. Every day of their life, their parents have an opportunity to be with…

— Damian Lillard

I don't believe professional athletes should be role models. I believe parents should be role models.... It's not like it was when I was…

— Charles Barkley

I don't really take into account what the media says. People have their own opinions about what goes on, but they don't see what…

— Sophie Pascoe

There's not an athlete in the world who doesn't deal with the same issues you and I have: frustrations with our family, dealing with…

— Doris Burke