Ball player Quote by RJ Barrett

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

My dad was the force behind me early on. He was just infatuated with baseball. He was the one that basically taught me how…

— Rafael Palmeiro

My dad never pushed me to play basketball. I tried it, and I was pretty rag-tag for a long time.

— Larry Nance, Jr

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

— James Worthy

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

My dad had always encouraged me to play basketball, he didn't push me too much at first - he wanted me to try out…

— A'ja Wilson

But at the same time, my parents always encouraged my brother and me to be happy with what we were doing. My parents were…

— Jonathan Groff

My father pushed me to be a footballer. At every opportunity, he took me with him to play football. He came with me to…

— Riyad Mahrez

My dad was the one who really loved basketball, and he was the one that put the basketball in my hands, and my mom…

— Jeremy Lin

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 was my first coach and drove me extremely hard from a very young age.

— Candace Parker

My dad never forced me to do anything. But if I did it, if I decided to go play catch or basketball, he was…

— Gary Woodland