Peter Crouch Quotes

My parents were just constantly affirming me in everything that I did. Late at night, I'd wake up and hear my mother talking over my bed, saying, 'You're going to do great on this test. You can do anything you want.'

Confidence was the backbone of my upbringing. I was an only child, so I was spoilt, loved, and given an enormous amount of confidence by my parents.

I got lucky with my parents. They were unfailingly loving and supportive, which gave me confidence about my place in the world.

My father never raised his voice or his hand on me when I was a kid.

I was lucky enough to be with my parents until I was 14. Having my parents tell me that I could do anything. I was special. I matter.

I think my mom just filled me with confidence. I just thought I was the best at everything. Like any mother really.

My father never forced me, but chemistry was my best subject.

What a child doesn't receive he can seldom later give.

If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.

I do not think there was anything abusive in my house. Yet, I stand by a lot of my critiques of Western parenting. I think there's a lot of questions about how you instill true self-esteem.

My dad is this very sensible guy who never let me feel that anything was beyond my station.

My mom won't let anyone treat me like a little princess.

Being the youngest of five, you're adored, you're fueled with confidence.

I was raised by a mother who told me I was great every day of my life.

My favorite subject was recess. Fortunately for me, I had a mother who believed I was smart.

I've seen fathers criticizing their sons the moment a game's over. Not my dad. It doesn't matter if I threw an interception or a Hail Mary, he always says, 'Good job, son, I'm proud of you.' Then he shakes my hand and gives me a hug. Every time.

Confidence-building is not something that can go on forever. If it goes on forever then it becomes counterproductive.

My father and mother treated us children as intellectual equals, thus greatly bolstering our self-confidence and our interest in ideas of all kinds.

My parents never raised their hand or fired me. Their way of disciplining me was to tell me what is right or wrong.

When I was a kid, I thought my dad was a little bit harsh with me at times. Sometimes I needed an arm around me instead of my dad telling me what I did wrong, but it obviously worked.

No one, however powerful and successful, can function as an adult if his parents are not satisfied with him.

When a child grows up without a father, there is an empty place where someone must stand, providing an example of character and confidence.

Words, especially when yelled in anger, can be very damaging to a child's self-confidence. The child probably already feels bad enough just from seeing the consequences of his or her behavior. Our sons and daughters don't need more guilt and self-doubt heaped upon their already wounded egos.

By patting somebody on the back, a boy or a girl, a professional dancer, male, female, it really makes people feel good and I know it certainly made me feel good.

My parents never told me I was beautiful, and for one very good reason. I wasn't. When your child is a tubby, bespectacled little oddity, as I was, it's important not to give them false expectations.