As a child, the family that I had and the love I had from my two parents allowed me to go ahead and be more aggressive, to search and to take risks knowing that, if I failed, I could always come home to a family of love and support.Tiger Woods
As I look back on the day I signed my professional contract in 1973, I've never gone to sleep wondering if I could pay the bills or take care of my family. That's what basketball has done for me. It's given me the greatest of thrills from high school to college to the Olympics to coaching to broadcasting.Doug Collins
As many of you know I travel a good bit and do not get to see my friends and family as much as I would like. Natalie Gulbis
As the eldest son of an Alabama sharecropper family, I was constantly troubled by a collage of North American southern behaviors and notions in reference to the inhumanity of people. There were questions that I did not know how to ask but could, in my young, unsophisticated way, articulate a series of answers. John Henrik Clarke
As the member of a firefighter family myself, supporting the widowed families of rescue workers is an important, personal cause of mine. Mark Sanchez
As you might have gathered, I prefer the honest, decent and genuinely accepting friends and family I have in the conservative world. Tammy Bruce
At age 12, I was put on tranquilizers when I should have gotten help. There was nothing major and awful, I just didn't feel my family was supportive and emotionally generous. Paula Danziger
Basketball is my passion, I love it. But my family and friends mean everything to me. That's what's important. I need my phone so I can keep in contact with them at all times. LeBorn Jemes
Because my parents, growing up, they worked hard. Everyone in my family woke up early in the morning. I used to see my mother and my father go off to work, and come back and, no matter what, they had time for the kids. Herschel Walker
But I'll tell you something: We had a big family discussion about it recently, my two sisters and I, and I pointed out that we all have the same genes as our mother and we're all susceptible to becoming alcoholics. Payne Stewart
But more than that, I wanted my wife and my family to see how I can actually play this game. They haven't seen me at my best, and I want them to. David Duval
But when you come from a large, wonderful family, there's always a way to achieve your goals. Wilma Rudolph
But when you lose a family member or something tragic happens, that stays with you forever. You never get over it. Knowing that you have to deal with that for the rest of your life... Football is important, but not as important as you once thought it was. Brett Favre
But you know, we have a very normal family. We've had our ups and downs. You know, we've had our issues, but we've had great cause for celebration Julius Lrving
Coming from a big family, I learned a lot. Things don't have to be perfect. You can do okay with 'almost.' Hollis Stacy
Dad taught us about morals, values and goals. Having a tight-knit family was important to him. Junior Seau
Even now, my husband Jerry, our son Matthew and I live only five minutes away from my parents home, and my brothers live about ten minutes away. It's been great having such a supportive family. Nancy Kerrigan
Eventually I'd like to have a family. I'd like to not be limping around when I'm 50 years old. Bode Miller