Age Quote by Tessa Virtue

Playing sports is great when you're young. It teaches you how to focus, how to direct your energy, how not to think about a…

— Elsa Hosk

Sports is good for health and for children, it gives them manhood, courage, teaches them team work and coordination. Sports is something that is…

— Hakeem Olajuwon

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

I think sports for kids is the greatest thing in the world because it teaches you how to share, about winning and losing and…

— Wayne Gretzky

As a father, I believe that involving children in sports at a young age is generally, a wise proposition. I believe that healthy competition…

— Naveen Jain

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

It's so important for kids to get involved with sports in general at a young age.

— Lindsey Vonn

It's important to give kids a variety of sports. Everyone is an individual, everyone is different but there is a sport out there for…

— Ellie Simmonds

Having the chance to play sports growing up teaches you all kinds of life lessons. It gives young people confidence and instills in them…

— April Ross

Engaging in sports from a young age will ensure physical and mental well-being.

— Brian Lara

Sports are something that, for the most part, are for kids, and if you're able to extend your career, you're very lucky.

— Chael Sonnen

I think sports are extremely beneficial for our youth. They parallel life in so many ways.

— Kerri Strug