Eoin Morgan Quotes

I learned a lot from my father. I'm very lucky to have a father who was a professional athlete.

Sport was my absolute love. It was very sporty household. We had my - my brother and I both loved sports.

I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me.

My father was a big influence. He kept telling me to pursue football, always. He always encouraged me and my brother.

My parents and my older brother played. You kind of want to do what your family does. They were on the court. I'm like, 'I want to be on the court, too.'

My dad was a keen cricketer - he played at school and club level - but it was hard for him to find time for it because he was a farmer, so he encouraged me and my brother.

My four older brothers were my favorite players. That's why I got into football and sports.

Both my parents were amateur badminton players. My father is a scientist and wanted me to be a doctor. But my mom was very aggressive and loved badminton. She pushed me right from the age of nine to take up the sport.

The truth is, I've been on a team my whole life. I'm the youngest of 7, so I've been training to be an athlete my whole life.

My mom played every sport possible. My dad is 'extremely' competitive. You can't even play Ping-Pong with him.

I had a great interest in sports. I had three older brothers who were great athletes. I was not.

To be able to have winning in your blood growing up, whether it was pounding my little brother or trying to beat my dad in something, or just competing on teams with my friends, it was nonstop.

Dad was the pitching coach, while Mom was the emotional supporter. Her unconditional love was great, and she wanted what was best for me.

My dad had been shortstop when he was in college, and you know, when you're a kid, you want to be just like your dad.

When I was really little, I was on a Pop Warner squad. I did it for a year. My dad was a Pop Warner football coach. I did it because my best friend was also on this cheer squad, and of course I looked up to my sister who was a cheerleader, so I wanted to cheer.

I was at a ballpark as much as I was in school. I was on a basketball court or football field as much as I was in school, so I definitely was receiving mentorship when it came to coaches, my father, my grandfather, and my uncles.

My parents were proud of the fact that I was playing cricket, they used to ferry me around during the weekends to play the game.

When I was 15, I used to go with my sister to her youth games because she was really good.

When Dad looked at football players, he would take them in his own image. That's what he grew up around; that's what he was when he was a master sergeant in the Korean War. That's what I took, and that's what I want on my football team.

I grew up playing defense all the time with my older brothers and the older players.

I have two older sisters who were phenomenal sportsmen.

Having a big brother who taught me protections and blitz recognition has helped out a lot.

I slowly began to develop an interest in the game. I owe my success to my family. Had it not been for my father and my brother, I would not have been so closely associated with cricket.

I think probably all of my determination and eagerness to want to play professional sport came from my family.

My dad was a really big baseball guy who helped coach me and thought the game should be played the right way.