Bill Simmons Quotes

My dad has been to every soccer game that I've played in, both at the amateur level and at the professional level, and he always had great things to say whether we won or we lost, whether I felt great or not so great.

My parents were proud of the fact that I was playing cricket, they used to ferry me around during the weekends to play the game.

I keep asking my son about his cricket scores. I have worked hard for his passion for sports.

I have more of a soccer dad. He was always the one taking us to sports practice.

My mom was at every single game I played as a kid, rain or shine.

Involvement in my kids' sports teams is something I have made time for over the years. I've also been able to coach all three of them in baseball and basketball, something that has strengthened our bonds and given me indescribable joy. I wouldn't trade it for anything.

My coaches were great. My mom and dad. My dad never missed a wrestling meet.

My father was a big influence. He kept telling me to pursue football, always. He always encouraged me and my brother.

My grandmother and my mother raised me, but my dad made a conscious effort to be in my life - every weekend he would take me out.

The great thing is my dad was OK with whatever I wanted to do. He always supported me, and once I showed I was serious about football, that's when he really started to get involved and give me pointers.

I believe in Coach Louis Wong. He is so much more than just a football coach.

I have played on many teams throughout my career, and I know when a team has the tools, and the right positive attitude towards winning.

The most important days, more than any Grammy award thing or anything, is the day that you're responsible for snacks after the game.

When I can 10 or 11, my mom was the one out there catching passes for me. She was my prime receiver.

The advantage is I have my family with me all the time. When your daughter takes her first steps or says her first words and your son is going through potty training, I'm not missing any of those things.

I'm very, very focused on my children. In fact, I'm very religious about having breakfast with them every morning, having dinner with them every evening, and spend all the weekends with them that I don't work. So as long as I'm not traveling, I'm always with them and I go to their soccer and tennis matches.

My only concern is playing. Everything else, my family looks after. In our house, everyone has a job, and my job in our house is to play football.

I think it's more and more important to spend time with your children, because it seems to be harder and harder for them to succeed as their parents have succeeded.

Part of my growing up was always trying to make my parents proud and always trying to keep them happy. I think part of what held them together was my involvement in sports.

Support the athlete, encourage the team, help the coach. That's what good track parents do.

My dad does watch my work now. My parents watch everything I'm on. I think the first time they saw something was 'Captain America,' and he called me, and he was so elated.

If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the big leagues they just had to know how we helped each other and how much we practiced back then. We did it every minute we could.

Mom somehow made it to every one of my graduations - even when it meant she had to travel far away.

That's why you play the game. You play the game for your teammates, who really want to play with and for you.

I wish my national team all the best.