Quotes About Family

In my family, we let our boys have a say in what veggie side they want for dinner that night. We list off a handful of options and get them excited about helping to plan the dinner menu. They're much more inclined to finish their plates when they've helped decide what goes on them.

As moms, we have so much on our plates. We're busy, and our family depends on us for a lot of things.

My parents used to struggle to put food on our plates. Whatever little money they got, we had to make do with it.

As a little girl in Arizona, none of the women in my family had a cultural connection with Girl Scouts, but the opportunity resonated with my mother as a platform that would allow me to excel in school.

I've been blessed with a platform and a voice, and I owe it to myself and my family and our people to use it responsibly.

My greatest platform is not with all my degrees, everything else, it's not all my books, everything. It's that I'm known as a man who loves his wife and spends time with his children. That opens more; I speak as a daddy.

My father had to play the role of mother and father.

I was the first person in my family to play baseball.

My mom wanted me to play baseball. She didn't want me to play basketball.

My dad used to play basketball, now he gets to see me in the NBA Finals.

I play basketball because I like it, but the most important thing I want to do is help my family.

I want my son to never know the mommy who would rather watch him play basketball than play with him.

I don't come from any type of entertainment. I come from a basketball family. My dad still says, 'Trevor, are you sure don't want to play basketball? You can play in college and go to the NBA!' But I did play.

My grandfather built a basketball court for me when I was 3 years old as a Christmas present, and I would go back there every day all day and just play basketball.

My mum made me do kick-ups in the living room. My sister even tried to play football. Everyone was trying to help me.

More than anything I want to be fit so I don't get out of breath when I play football with the kids.

I don't care if you're my brother - if we go play football, I'm gonna try to crack your head open. It doesn't mean that I don't love you. It doesn't mean that I don't respect you.

My dad always played sports. He played football. I always wanted to play football because my dad played football, but my mom never wanted me to play football because she said she couldn't take me getting hit.

I do have a son. He's out of school now. He never played football. And it had nothing to do with me. I was actually crushed that he didn't play football. I thought, 'Oh my God, this is awful.' My brothers all played football. My dad played football.

I still mess around and joke with my family and friends like I did when I was nine or 10. For me, nothing's changed. Sure, I play football, but I try to keep my life off the pitch as simple as possible.

I don't think it can be in the genes. If you see the amount of footballers, how many sons play football? Not many.

I go along, play football, work as hard as I can, play as hard as I can, and then go home and spend time with my wife and kids.

My dad used to take me and my brothers to the park to play football all the time. I remember every moment.

I've made a lot of money, I'm happy where I'm at. I've got a good family - I don't really need to play football.