Sam Allardyce Quotes

Family time was very difficult when my girls were little, but I never missed a birthday; I was there for every major event.

Growing up with my family gave me some of my best memories. I'd like to have a family of my own - slip away for a bit and do nothing but spend those early years with my children.

Go on daddy-daughter dates and father-and-sons' outings with your children. As a family, go on campouts and picnics, to ball games and recitals, to school programs, and so forth. Having Dad there makes all the difference.

Each week I try to have three lunches with my children, one working lunch, and one lunch with mates.

We sit down with the kids every single night, not that I want to every night - sometimes I'd rather be out with my husband having a martini at a swanky restaurant - but we sit down with our kids every night at dinner.

I coach my daughter's softball and basketball team. We go to all the school functions. We go out to eat at night and take the kids to the movies. We try to be as normal as we can.

If I have a choice between putting my kids to bed and going to a party, I'll put my kids to bed. If I have a choice of going to a restaurant or having friends round, I'll have friends round. Every time.

For my kids, I cook everything. We have dinner every night, pretty much, just the four of us: my husband and me and our two kids.

After filming I like to go home and lie down with my daughter and have a glass of wine so I don't really socialize with the other actors.

My kid is a year and a half old, and I just want to roll around on the floor with him for a little bit and have a normal relationship with my family.

To have kids and not be there every night is tough.

In fact, I was one of the few trusted people that Lucy allowed to play with their kids. I spent time at their summer home, rode horses at their ranch, and swam at their beach house. I even spent a Christmas with them at Palm Springs one year.

I love the routine. I love getting up in the morning and getting breakfast and packing lunches and doing the school run. Those things are really important to me. Because I think that those small but key moments are crucial for a kid.

My family is who I spend my off-time with.

I enjoy being with my family and hunting with my children.

Like some people they're into nannies and the whole social life and they don't spend time with their kids. I'm always with my kids.

I do know I will enjoy family life. What I've seen from moms, or heard stories from people who became a parent, it's such a consuming thing; it's such a wonderful thing. I consider it an extreme luxury to have that time and to not have to do anything else, and just be with my kid.

When I'm not shooting, I like to spend time with friends and family.

I just like to spend time with my family and friends, especially my children.

My life is to play golf, sit home with the wife and kids, and do things with the family more than I used to.

When I was not working, when our children were little, our life was all about our kids and our relationship. We didn't spend tons of time going off and spending time with friends and going on vacations alone.

Going out with friends for a nice dinner and then attending the midnight mass are some of the memories I cherish.

I'm a family man. I really enjoy being with my family.

Christmas time, you're at home with your friends and your parents. You sit down around the table and just play Scrabble. It's a fun game for me.

I like to be home with my son, kickin' it and watching ESPN, a very normal life. I like to take him to school every day, watch his games.