Brandi Chastain Quotes

If you look at any superior athlete, you will find a strong parental influence. Parents introduce their children to a sport, and then they support them.

When I can 10 or 11, my mom was the one out there catching passes for me. She was my prime receiver.

I used to get stressed out all the time when I thought winning was important. I wanted to try to win and help my kids win. Once I figured out it wasn't about winning or losing, it was about teaching these kids about being men, that's when I started to relax.

The sport in Scouting is to find the good in every boy and develop it.

Both of my sons used to coach high school football. When they started, I'd say things I shouldn't have. So I learned my lesson.

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

When I was a kid, I played sports a lot. My mom and dad were divorced, but I hung out in the neighborhood a lot, and it was all about sports. I would be out all day on the sand lot or on the hockey rink. My dad would take me to baseball games, but he worked so hard, and he would always fall asleep.

Slow parents understand that childrearing should not be a cross between a competitive sport and product-development. It is not a project; it's a journey. Slow parenting is about giving kids lots of love and attention with no conditions attached.

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.

When did I know I had talent? I think it started when I first started playing sports, organized sports.

You hear peewee coaches teaching the 'trap'. What the heck are we doing teaching the 'trap'? Let the kids go, let them have fun; that's how you improve.

Ever since the kids were babies, we have treated them with respect. We are the mom and dad for sure, but we look for opportunities for us to sit down and say, 'How are things going for you? Is there anything that we can do as parents to help you? Let's all come up with a solution together.' We work better as a team.

My advice for raising daughters is to spend time with them doing things you both enjoy.

You can instill fear in your kids and get them to mind, but they won't function better in the world and your relationship will suffer greatly.

I have an almost seven year old... I think it's essential to be consistent with kids. And truthful, without scaring them. I could go on for hours on this one.

Team sports are very important for shaping personalities. It's important that kids understand the mentality behind playing team sports and playing for one another and playing with friends.

My dad was my first coach and drove me extremely hard from a very young age.

Developing better people should be the number one goal for any coach when dealing with kids. In trying to develop better people, we are going to develop more and better pros.

At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence.

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.

Sport was an integral part of school life. The most influential teachers were not necessarily the PE teachers, but the teachers who helped me in sport because they had an understanding of what you were going through.

Kids need parents who love and support them unconditionally, full stop.

It's very important what you say to kids. You have to walk a very fine line between talking about your life and talking about what you've done.

I'd love to be coaching kids three or four years. You kidding me? That's what I used to do.

I embrace who I am. I just want my child to do the same thing.