Ashton Eaton Quotes

My mom and I have always been there for each other. We had some tough times, but she was always there for me.

Honestly my brother has always supported me through everything and I can't wait to support him 100 per cent.

If you have a brother or sister, tell them you love them every day - that's the most beautiful thing. I told my sister how much I loved her every day. That's the only reason I'm OK right now.

Cancer has shown me what family is. It showed me a love that I never knew really existed.

No matter how old a mother is she watches her middle-aged children for signs of improvement.

I'm so lucky to have such a great family. I respect them so much professionally, and they've been unconditionally supportive in the choices that I've made. It's been very good having them on my side.

I save all my problems for my mother.

We had problems like all families but we had a lot of love. I was extremely loved. We always felt we had each other.

My mum brought me up on her own. All we really had was each other.

I'm really close to my parents and my sisters. It is awesome to have a built-in support system and people who love you unconditionally. I wouldn't be the person I am without my crew!

I thank my mother, Terezinha, for the power of her transforming love.

The mother is the one who is going to help you in the long run! You must make her your friend. It matters what she thinks.

I always knew, even as a kid, that my mom had a really rough life, and I always wanted to make her feel happy and to make her feel good.

My mom and I have always been very close. She is my best friend. She had to make a lot of sacrifices early on in my life to make sure I got to do what I wanted to do.

One of the most beautiful experiences our family shared was feeling the love and bond that came to life when my mother was battling her ovarian cancer. In a way, it brought our family together and opened up relationships and a closeness that was not felt before her diagnosis.

I thank God that I had such an amazing father who was my trainer as well.

Don't just be a mystery to your kids. You need your kids to know you and know they can call you whenever they need you.

I am very fortunate that I have such close relationships with both of my daughters.

My mom is fully supportive of me, and she's just like every other mother.

My family, especially my mother is my biggest strength. She has helped me through so much in life.

It's good to have someone on the tour so close to you - I mean, like, my sister. There is no one closer to me on the tour, so I don't need any other friends than her. We always talk about everything; not only about tennis, but about all the other stuff around tennis.

We are not a typical family that goes for a movie on Sunday or has dinner together every night. But we are strong as the Great Wall of China. Nothing can stop us from supporting one another and enduring each other's pain as well.

As I have gotten older, I am more of an independent woman, and my mom and I have our own lives, but we are still best friends and can be there for each other.

You need a strong family because at the end, they will love you and support you unconditionally. Luckily, I have my dad, mom and sister.

I don't know what it feels like not to have a great family support system - I was lucky to have that.