Children Quote by Steve Tisch

Being a dad is more important than football

— David Beckham

In football there's passion so you have lifelong fans, they bring their sons up, their grandchild comes.

— Shaun Wright-Phillips

Baseball always gets credit for the foundational part of masculinity - the father thing. The eternal game of backyard catch, 'Field of Dreams', the…

— J. R. Moehringer

Gradually, football has seen its appeal slip at the most basic levels. Pediatricians are advising parents not to let young children play organized football…

— Charlie Pierce

We were the first generation to have to deal with the modern stardom of football. Some handled it better than others.

— George Best

Football is ultimately a young man's sport.

— Jerome Bettis

It's a life lesson that translates beyond football. You can share these things with your kids: Work hard, do things the right way and…

— Sean McDermott

I have always been a dad who is there because, in football, you have time.

— Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't.

— Dee Dee Myers

We definitely have a football mentality. My dad was a football player also, so just growing up, that's how it was.

— Dan Gronkowski

I like the idea of being a youngish parent. So I've got energy to play football even though they'll be better than me by…

— Daniel Radcliffe

Now we've got a little daughter; me and the missus won't talk about football as much.

— Harry Kane