Jonathan Agnew Quotes

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

I was helped by the fact that my dad is a cricket fanatic and that my three brothers and two sisters all played. It's just part of our family.

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.

Of course, my father was a soccer player. He used to play very good. Then, when I was young, eight or nine years old, ten years old, I just want to be like my father.

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

My dad was my coach in baseball and early on in basketball, so playing baseball was something we always did.

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

My coaches were great. My mom and dad. My dad never missed a wrestling meet.

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

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.

My family and parents were very influential in my skating career.

My dad was able to give me everything through football.

My brother Barry was into all sports, and so was my late father. For me, hockey was the one sport I loved and played. I didn't really pay much attention to the other sports.

I have more of a soccer dad. He was always the one taking us to sports practice.

I started out playing football in the park with my dad. My dad was a bit of a ball player, but he couldn't really be bothered playing.

Dad played a very important role in my life. I always wanted to play cricket, and my dream was his, too.

I loved playing cricket from my childhood. My dad made me play in the streets, and my interest grew. He put me in a club, seeing this. My habit grew from that point.

Because of my dad, I started playing the game. Seeing him motivated me to play. He's been an important part of my life.

The best thing about having a footballer dad is seeing the game up close. You watch him train, then go home and practice what you've seen in the front room, rearranging the furniture.

The great thing is my dad was OK with whatever I wanted to do. He always supported me, and once I showed I was serious about football, that's when he really started to get involved and give me pointers.

I concentrated on politics and movies because cricket was taken away from me. But the world knows Sreesanth as a cricketer, and I, too, like to be remembered as a cricketer who gave everything on the field.

I wasn't even born when dad swam in the Olympics. I've seen videos of some of his swims, although I don't think I've ever seen him in the Olympics. He's been a massive support right through my career, and it's good to have someone so close to talk to who knows all about what it's like to compete in an Olympic Games.

Baseball was popular in the summer, but hockey was big most of the time. With five brothers, you never escaped it. We had an indoor rink in our town, and all the boys would play on it right through high school.

When I showed interest in sports, my dad handled it right. I lost my dad when I was nineteen years old. Up until then, his policy on sports was that you can go out for any sport you want to - but don't even think about quitting. If you don't like it, you're going to stick it out.