Ted Stevens Quotes

The Boy Scouts, of course, had an influence on me because I learned about service in the community.

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

As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.

The true value of sport is more than the skills that young people learn.

I wish I had played team sports. I think every kid should. Teamwork builds character - teaches people about leadership and cooperation.

We're all about trying to teach the kids life through basketball.

I was a Girl Scout!

Among my activities was membership in the Boy Scouts; I rose each year through the ranks, eventually achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and undertaking leadership roles in the organization.

What is learned on the athletic field is not forgotten, nor are the lessons of character that are forged there ever lost. Consider the contributions in the field of public life, business, law, medicine, and the military of those who actively participated in athletics.

Kids in sports - it makes such an impact in life with the lessons that you learn.

Scouting is not an abstruse or difficult science: rather it is a jolly game if you take it in the right light. In the same time it is educative, and (like Mercy) it is apt to benefit him that giveth as well as him that receives.

I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline and strength of character.

I think sports are extremely beneficial for our youth. They parallel life in so many ways.

I know when I have kids, when I'm older, I'm going to encourage them to play sports because I think it teaches you a lot. It teaches you discipline, teamwork, and that there's really no 'I' in team.

I'd like to have stayed in the Scouts beyond the age of 12.

The Boys and Girls Club taught me a lot about sportsmanship, humility, self-respect.

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.

My four years in the Marine Corps left me with an indelible understanding of the value of leadership skills.

You learn by playing a great team, and I'm talking about character things, not hockey technique.

I do genuinely believe that young people who play sport at a competitive level, sensibly controlled, sensibly organised, that has to be a good thing. It will teach them to win, it will teach them to lose with dignity and magnanimity - all the things you want. It's a pretty good metaphor for life.

Sports are such a great teacher. I think of everything they've taught me: camaraderie, humility, how to resolve differences.

My main goal when I talk to groups is to educate families on the physical and mental health benefits that playing sports provide young girls. It's not just about going out there and having fun. That's a part of playing sports, but a big chunk of it is all the other things that sports give you to help you become a much more whole, better person.

It's not always about getting better on the basketball court. This game teaches you how to become a better person as well. It pushes you into the team concept.

I'm very passionate about the use of sports in young people's lives to build self-esteem and self-discipline and self-confidence. It's been a big thing for me.

I liked the military life. They teach you self-sufficiency early on. I always say that I learned most of what I know about leadership in the Marine Corps. Certain basic principles stay with you - sometimes consciously, mostly unconsciously.