Quotes About Fatherhood

I have grown up being a father. When my first son was born I was 17. I was a child bringing up a child. I was not capable of understanding what a dad was meant to be.

I really did retire to spend more time with my boys.

Your entire world revolves around your kid, especially when you are a dad to a girl child. Your responsibilities become more.

I have said to myself that if I don't find the right person, I think I would probably adopt on my own, because I think I would be a great dad.

Every day is Father's Day for me to my father. And hopefully I can do the right things for my daughter where she thinks the same.

I'd love to get back in the ring so my son could see me, but that's it.

I want to provide the best possible life for my daughter. I want her to be so proud of me. You know, I never rode just for myself. I did it for my team as well. But this feels different. This feels like I'm riding my heart out for her.

That's so important for children when they're growing up, to have a strong male role model.

I wanted to be a good role model for my son.

When have you ever sat down with your mates and said, 'Look, tell me about your dad?'

I've just had a little boy, and my wife and I called him Elliott because 'E.T.' sort of saved my life because that film is absolutely about something being out there that's greater than yourself.

How happy am I on a scale of one to 10? When you have a daughter, it's 10 out of 10. It doesn't matter what happens. The joy that I get from that, I try to give it to my football.

The whole thought of being a dad was scary to me.

Being on time is a practice I imbibed from my dad. He would be ready with make-up on at least three hours ahead of schedule.

I had a one-year-old son. How will my failure or success limit what he becomes? I was trying to write screenplays. It doesn't pay very well until you sell one. I was poor.

I owe so much to my dad and what he has done for me. And it's hard work doing what he has done, so he's entitled to a break.

Everything I am today, I owe to my father.

My father paid for my education; then he made it clear that I was on my own.

I remember giving birth in Bromley Hospital annexe. It was painful. Zowie was 8 lb. 8 oz. David was there the whole time. It was the first and only time I saw David cry.

It's especially important for my little girl to see her papa at work.

I asked my kids, 'Do you know what Papa used to do.' They said, 'You were a boxer, you won the Olympics!' And that's what they know.

I definitely had those moments, like any actor, when you get anxious and think, 'When am I going to work again?' But I would feel that way even when I had every offer in the world coming to me. Then I became a father and I felt a little more of the anxiety that came with the responsibility of being a parent.

My father was 40 when he had me, so he was more a grandparent than a parent.

As a parent, I'd - I'd be a better father.