Quotes by Dad My dad said if you become a tennis professional just make sure you get into the top hundred, because you have to make a little bit of money. You make a living so you can pay your coaching and, you know, your travels. Roger Federer coachingtennisdad Before, I guess, mum and dad were everything, but now, in my case, I had two new girls and all of a sudden they're completely dependent on you and there's a third generation. It's a funny shift all of a sudden. You have the babies, you have yourself and then you have your parents. Roger Federer dadgirlbaby Dad told me to stop running in circles, I couldn't, so he nailed down my other foot! Rodney Dangerfield dadrunningfunny I tell ya, I was an ugly kid. I was so ugly that my dad kept the kid's picture that came with the wallet he bought. Rodney Dangerfield uglydadkids Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful. Roman Coppola dadhomebeautiful He never stopped wanting to save the world. Ron Reagan fathers-daydadworld Dad was also a deeply, unabashedly religious man... , But he never made the fatal mistake of so many politicians - wearing his faith on his sleeve to gain political advantage. Ron Reagan dadreligiousmistake When I was about 12 years old back in Houston, my Dad used to take us to the driving range. Ron White houstondadyears I would like my Dad to be alive so he could see what I am. Ronaldinho being-a-daddadalive I get around OK with a toolbox. As a kid, I picked up skills following my dad through the oil fields of Oklahoma and West Texas. My wife Janine is hard to impress, but she does think it's cool when I fix things around the house. Ronnie Dunn dadkidsthinking My dad's method in his madness was to try every sport and then observe what I liked. I played football, tennis, golf, cricket but I loved my snooker. Ronnie O'Sullivan dadfootballsports I also sing about my mom leaving me a lot - a lot of kids have their moms or dads leave them, so they relate to that. I wear my heart on my sleeve, so I think that's what the kids love. Ronnie Radke dadmomheart When I was very young my mother sang to me at bedtime and my dad would often play the banjo or fiddle in the evening. I knew music was important and central to everything, most particularly it had a powerful healing value and created a sense of peace and security. This stood out to me as I always felt the world was precarious and dangerous, and music supplied those moments of real peace and safety. Rory Block dadpowerfulmother My dad lived till he was 78, my mum was in her 80s, and I've got two uncles who are in their 90s now. Ronnie Wood unclesdadtwo I wanted to make a point of basing myself at home, being close to my family. I'll never be able to repay Mum and Dad for what they did, but at least they know they'll never have to work another day. I'll do whatever it takes to look after them. Rory McIlroy dadhomelooks My parent are very proud, but Dad ripped into me for throwing a club on the 11th. He's happy with the way I played, but he always has to have something to moan about! Rory McIlroy clubsdadparent My dad's a scratch golfer and I've got the knack of seeing something and then replicating it. I saw my dad swing a club and I worked out how to do the same thing. My backswing and follow-through have been basically the same since I was two. Rory McIlroy swingsdadtwo My dad [Johnny Cash] went to the [Richard] Nixon White House and refused to sing "Welfare Cadillac" (instead performing the anti-war songs "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" and "Man in Black"). He protested the Vietnam War, but he went to perform for the troops with bombs dropping all around him. He had that kind of genius: a true artist's capacity for holding two opposing thoughts at once while being large enough to encompass all realities. Rosanne Cash dadsongwar My dad had more compassion than me. He was nonjudgmental. He didn't care where you stood politically. He just took you as a person on face value. He could love all stripes, and that's why all stripes claim him. He didn't judge. Rosanne Cash dadcompassionjudging I don't know my biological father. That could have had a huge impact on my life had it not been for the fact that my dad married my mom when I was one and raised me as his own. Rosario Dawson dadmomfather«141142143144145146147148149150151»
