I know Andy Roddick's probably tired about me talking about how many times I beat him when we were kids. Drew Brees
I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out a happy life for themselves. Harlan Coben
I lived the baseball life as a kid, with my dad in it. And I lived the baseball life as an adult, because I was in it. When I retired, I wanted the opportunity to be a little bit more flexible and home-based for my kids. Cal Ripken Jr
I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to some social issues. Cal Ripken Jr
I love working with kids, talking with them and listening to them. I always encourage kids to reach beyond their dreams. Don't try to be like me. Be better than me. Florance Griffith Joyner
I much prefer working with kids whose life could be completely upended by a reading of a book over a weekend. You give them a book to read - they go home and come back a changed person. And that is so much more interesting and exciting. Russell banks
I never did allow anything to keep me from my kids. They're the most important part of my life. Willie Stargell
I sign every autograph I can for kids because I remember myself at that age. I think it's ridiculous that some guys won't sign for a kid. Jim Thome
I stayed attached to baseball through the kids and through minor league baseball, and I'm very satisfied with the schedule it allows me to have, which means I'm home until my kids go off to college. I value that time. Cal Ripken Jr
I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream. Kareem Abdul Jabbar
I tell the kids, somebody's gotta win, somebody's gotta lose. Just don't fight about it. Just try to get better. Yogi Berra
I think it is important for young people to see other young people on television doing something positive with their life, making positive changes and growing. I don't think there is enough of that on TV. I mean, we've got 'Jersey Shore,' and I don't know what that teaches young kids. Johnny Weir
I think it is that parents just don't kick their kids out the door as much as they used to. I think the demise of sandlot sports has had a lot to do with it. Frank Shorter
I think kids ought to travel. I think it's very good to carry kids around. It's good for them. Of course it's tough on the parents. Doris Lessing