Ray Allen Quotes

I'm a dad; I started a program for young men when my first child was born.

I think I'm a good father. As a parent, you have the responsibility to create a foundation for your children so that they can meet all the challenges.

Having seven kids, you love being in a position where you know how you act, what you say, and how you help someone can ultimately impact their long-term success or belief or confidence.

I have five young children, and I take being a role model very seriously.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

It's just like being a father; you got to show them love and you got to show them the path. I don't like this role-model stuff, though.

Well, I say that the most important job you can possibly have is raising a child, and it needs to be treated that way. You have to show them, rather than just talk to them.

Good mothers and good fathers and good families don't always have great children.

We have a good opportunity to be good parents right now.

I have to be a teacher to my daughters.

If I had a personal wish for the new ideas in this new book it would be that every parent, every counselor, every teacher, every professor, every sports coach that deals with young people would understand the three circle concept.

Ryan and I didn't grow up like this at all, with this much attention. We'll just try to keep their feet on the ground and raise them with the values we were raised with.

If you want to know my character, look at the kids I've raised.

All of us are mentors. You're mentors right here and now. And one of the things I've always done throughout my life, I have always found that person, that group of people that I was going to reach my hand out and help bring them along with me.

Obviously, if some young girl wants my advice and wants me to be her mentor, I would be very happy to offer that. But I don't really see myself as a coach.

I managed Zlatan when he was young and sometimes also difficult! But, okay, that is normal.

We've got to focus and make sure that we're great parents.

Preacher's kids need another consistent voice in their lives over the years.

One of the things I've always said is that if you're given the ability to coach kids, then you're really given the ability to be a father or parent of some sort.

Success in training the boy depends largely on the Scoutmaster's own personal example.

I want to spend more time with those kids. I want to dedicate my time to train those kids and teach them what it takes, what they need to do to get to this level.

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

I don't have to have a child come from my womb to have a connection. Children that are already born are beautiful to me. I can definitely be a mother to them.

Parents, raise your kids. Young men and women, raise your kids.

A lot of guys, especially the young guys, I try to do anything I can for them - on the field, off the field, anything.