Nia Jax Quotes

I grew up in poverty and my mother had to sacrifice a lot for us to eat and get an education - just imagine in a house where we were more than six children! But hard work and dedication is what it took for me to be here today.

When I was nine years old, living on the south side of Chicago, my father was a minister and my mother used to scrub floors. I had seven brothers and four sisters. I told my mama, 'One of these days I'm going to be big and strong and buy you a beautiful house.' That's all I've ever wanted to do with my life, is to take care of my mother.

When you become a mother, you think less about yourself and care more about the world.

Being a mother is magical.

I think you really have to become a parent to understand what you will endure to be there for your kids.

I had a wonderful mother who wanted my sister and me to have everything, even though money was a very prominent thing we didn't have. But we had a very happy childhood - pretty much ideal, in fact.

I admire my mother for being a single mum. It's ridiculously hard.

My mom lived by herself with two kids. Sacrifice was the name of the game at our house.

Of all the roles I've played, none has been as fulfilling as being a mother.

I love my mother. She's my first love. She has been through a lot and is a sole survivor.

Parenthood is such a lesson in self-sacrifice.

There is nothing I love more than my role as a mom.

Love is staying up all night with a sick child - or a healthy adult.

Being a mother is probably the most important thing in my life right now.

The bottom line is that I'm very, very proud of my mom.

I do everything for my family.

I've always been the person to look at any turmoil as temporary. I recall times where my mom was working five and six jobs, and there's still no food in the house.

The last time I saw my mom was in 1997. My mom started getting sick, and my mom finally passed away in 2002. My mom was my world. My mom was everything to me. We didn't have money. We didn't have a whole lot of materialistic things, but one thing I can truly say, that my mother loved me and all of her children unconditionally.

My grandparents, one Christmas, they did not have anything. They did not have money to buy presents. So my grandmother went to the orange tree outside her home, and so her boys did not go without for Christmas, she took oranges to her sons as presents.

Even when my mum used to edit the paper she would come home, put us to bed and then go back to the office. She must have been exhausted. She worked on Sunday papers so I always had her on Mondays. I loved Mondays! She would always be waiting for me outside school. I remember feeling very loved.

The whole reason I fight is for my family. Everything I do is for them.

Love is not just about love for your girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, or wife. Love, for me, is the love for my work, family, and even friends. The emotion is very strong. It comes with a lot of responsibilities.

My mom sacrificed a lot for me.

My mom is a beautiful, amazing woman. We didn't have a ton of money growing up, and even, at one point, we were living on food stamps. But my mom still managed to make sure we ate healthy and were always fed nutritious meals!

Having a family, taking care of your kids and people outside yourself, maybe it's motivated me more to give that extra something.