Dominique Wilkins Quotes

It's so important for kids to get involved with sports in general at a young age.

When kids are 15 or 16, they should be playing more sports. I played football, basketball, cricket... Name any sport, and I played it.

I think that kids aren't even exploring the option of sports anymore, and they don't even know what they could do.

As a father, I believe that involving children in sports at a young age is generally, a wise proposition. I believe that healthy competition is... well... healthy; that sporting events foster a spirit of teamwork that far surpasses the events themselves; and that active participation keeps children moving and is good for their self-esteem.

Ever since I was young, I played sports.

I started playing baseball and soccer. Those were my sports on the streets and in school when I was growing up. I didn't even start playing basketball until I was 14.

A lot of kids don't get the chance to play sport.

I played all kinds of sports growing up: soccer, basketball, track. You name it, I've probably played it.

Children need sports, even if they are inclined towards academics.

I played baseball, football, basketball my whole life growing up.

I would say I was into two sports as a kid: basketball and baseball.

I think kids should be doing pickup or futsal all the time.

I grew up a huge jock, a lot of basketball and football. We had a pond in my back yard growing up, and we played a lot of hockey, too. I loved to score goals.

Prior to high school, I played a lot of neighborhood football.

Move with them, be active with them - whether it's swimming or scooting or bicycling or playing soccer. Engage your child.

I was playing sports all the time, and my parents, Anne and John, encouraged me to play in grade school and high school.

Honestly, I was a troublemaker. The environment I grew up in, my mom and my sister, they decided they were going to sign me up in every single thing to keep me busy. I played football, basketball, baseball. Anything, whatever was in season, I was signed up for it. Basketball was one of the things that just stuck.

I grew up playing sports and being very active.

I started off playing sports when I was five years old. I played three or four sports all throughout the year.

I started playing in school. Lots of kids in Yugoslavia play basketball.

We're always ready for a pick-up game. I walk through the park on the way home every day and just think to myself, 'I'll take on any of these kids.'

My childhood in Adelaide was filled with sport. I played soccer from morning until night.

I was a heavy kid, even though I was into sports and very active.

Schools are really, really important. It gives you access to every kid in the country. It gives you a massive pool of people to see who might be talented at different sports. It allows kids to try sports. Kids can be inspired all they want, but if they can't go out and try a sport, then it's no good.

I ran track. I ran cross country. But I did not play organized basketball in high school, at least on our team. But I played a lot of sports.