Bojan Krkic Quotes

I would like to have seen my sons growing up.

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

I missed a lot of important milestones in my children's lives to pursue this sport.

Anyone who doesn't miss the past never had a mother.

My schedule can be hectic, so I'm always trying to find time to see my friends and family.

My only regret in life is that I didn't spend as much time with my kids as I now wish I had.

I was missing out on a lot of things that my friends were doing, but in another way, they were missing things I was doing. It was kind of a trade-off I had to make.

I just feel like it gets harder and harder every year with Ace getting older and time away from my husband and even family events such as birthdays and friends' weddings and things that I've always just missed out on because of softball.

I sacrificed a lot, in terms of friendship and family, from working so much at such a young age, but I wouldn't be where I am if I hadn't.

At a young age, I had to give up a lot of things, like being able to hang out with my friends.

I want to spend more time with my two daughters.

There were many things in my childhood I sacrificed: I started travelling quite young, compromising school in terms of learning and time with friends doing normal stuff as a kid you want to do. But obviously I wouldn't change a day.

To be so superfocused and honed in on one thing can be good because then you get what you're supposed to get done, done but you also miss out on other things. I could have spent more time with my family, and a million other little things.

When I'm not working, I'm having fun with my son. We do lots of kids' stuff.

I learned very early that you don't get time back. I'd miss my children growing up, so that's the reason I retired.

Even when my mum used to edit the paper she would come home, put us to bed and then go back to the office. She must have been exhausted. She worked on Sunday papers so I always had her on Mondays. I loved Mondays! She would always be waiting for me outside school. I remember feeling very loved.

My mother tells me I regaled people with stories but I don't remember that. And she disputes the idea that I might be chronically shy. She says I was the most outgoing of all of us.

I finally got the dad I always wanted and then he left. At 18, 19 years old, I was really upset and had to work through that.

The things about my childhood that I really loved the most, writing about those things was hard because I knew they would never happen again.

Work is important, no doubt, but one can end up neglecting family and friends in the bargain. So I have resolved not to let that happen and maintain work-life balance by taking time out for the people who matter the most to me.

The one thing that was nice about being an only child is that my friends' parents would always ask me whether I would want any other brothers and sisters? My mom wasn't able to have any more children, and they didn't know that, but I would always say that I can have friends over, and whenever I get sick of them, I can just send them home.

My whole thing is having the perfect balance. Let's say I go to school. I have a day at school. That's the perfect amount of reality. Then I go and play music with my band. Then I go home and hang out with my family and my pets. I think that's the perfect amount of reality time.

I was always fearful I would become That Guy. The guy who had regret. 'Yeah, we won a couple of championships, but I never saw my kids grow up. Yeah, we beat Georgia a couple of times, but I ruined my marriage.'

When my children were young, I set my routine according to their needs.

I think I missed out on so many good experiences - maybe priceless experiences - playing with my friends when I was growing up.