Boris Becker Quotes

I wish I could freeze time or go back in time and watch my kids grow up all over again because it is just going by too fast.

My mom has a tape from when I was, like, 2 years old, talking with my grandma, telling her a story that's really elaborate about werewolves and wolves.

I have three kids, so children's literature is a big part of my life.

I have daughters. They love Disney princesses.

When I was twenty-six, I had my son.

My wife and I are constantly bombarded with questions from our children, from the mundane and repetitive to the surprisingly insightful. It's amazing how many times three children can say 'Daddy' in just one hour, much less one day.

My greatest blessing has been the birth of my son. My next greatest blessing has been my ability to turn people into children of mine.

If you have children and want to give your future self a present, record their laughter as toddlers. When they're older and away from you, you might find that clip in the middle of the day, and it will transport you as surely as if you had a time machine.

I'm happy that I took time off to become a mom and raise my daughter properly and build a bond between the two of us.

I was very lucky to grow up in a household that really valued storytelling and didn't find it frivolous.

I will go back to riding one day - when I have kids. I have such amazing childhood memories of being on horseback.

No offense to music - thank you for Entertainer of the Year and all that stuff. But if you're a father or a mother, there's nothing that beats being a parent, and that's the best time of my life right there.

When you have kids, all your plans, everything that you do is for them to have fun.

My kid grew up with me being on the road.

Every day is Father's Day to me when I'm with her: when I'll be able to hold my daughter and see her grow and see her smile. That's Father's Day to me every day.

With my kids I just missed so many things, and that's a regret I have.

I've got three kids, and my three kids make me feel like I'm getting older every day.

Just so many special moments that make you feel incredibly fortunate and grateful to be able to have healthy, beautiful kids. And I'm sure the emotions will continue to change over time, and as I get older, I'll probably want to yell and scream at them.

My dad was such a great story-teller, a good teacher.

Having children does become tied to a sense of identity and our value as humans.

If I did have a baby, I'd be the sort to want a year off just to be a dad.

We were Londoners for about seven years during the decade they called the naughties. My first son, Finn, was born over there. He's actually very proud of that fact.

My son - oh man, I think, every year, I'm getting 25 to 30 minutes of material from talking about him. He just keeps growing.

We've always read to the kids, every night both kids get books. That's really important, and they love books. Our daughter is obsessed with reading and books, so it's really sweet. She has her own little personal library.

'Parava,' in my head, was always a film about children. And I was like, 'If I can be part of the film and help promote it in some way or the other, I'd be very happy.' I also did 'Ann Maria' because it was a story about kids.