Amanda Borden Quotes

My dad told us up front, 'Guys, if you want to play sports, go ahead, but it's your decision.'

I think it's good to surround yourself with good people.

I'm surrounded by good people, and I surround myself with good people.

Faith, family, academics and then sports was the order of priorities in my family. My parents really stuck to these principles when raising me and my two brothers. As long as we took care of everything, they let us play as much basketball as we wanted.

I believe God gives people the right to say no, to resist, to refuse, to reject, to cling to their sins, to cling to their version of their story.

I believe God created sports for a good reason. It's recreation. It's something that we enjoy. It teaches us a lot as well... I believe God is a sports fan.

Growing up, my parents were my heroes, in the way they conducted their lives.

And I've never taken up a sport just because it was a social fad.

Associate yourself with people of good quality, for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

Surround yourself with really good people. I think that's an important thing. Because the people you surround yourself are a reflection of you.

We have really good parents, and even though they broke up when we were little, we were still raised by two people who had really good ethics. They were never going to let us turn into Paris Hilton. I think that it wasn't really an option to become spoiled brats.

I respect and admire my family, but they've never expected me to walk in their footsteps.

My children can do what they want to do.

My father was a very fun dad; he was always coaching our soccer sports teams, he made sure that we had activities to do. He was kind of goofy and fun. But at the same time, he had a lot of lessons to teach us so that we didn't grow up and just not be good people. I try and reflect a lot on how I was raised by my father in the character that I'm playing now in being a dad. You've got to be strong for these kids. You also have to be fun and teach them all the lessons, not just one, or two, or three.

My upbringing saved me.

I follow the faith of all religions. My mother gave me abundant love when I was a child. She taught me the ways to lead life, and I have been a firm believer in all religions since then.

I wasn't a pushy parent - you have to let children be who they want to be.

I believe your children should work on their own and make a name for themselves. By doing this they become confident. My parents did this with me and I tried to do the same with my children.

I was raised the right way, my parents did a great job, I owe them everything. Without them, I'm not the man I am today.

What Lisa and I want is for our kids to grow up to be good people.

We're on some path that's set since we're born, but I still believe we can change some things. So I believe in my faith, but I still don't believe in my fate.

Surround yourself with people who will make you better, and learn to listen.

Mum and Dad had high expectations of us as human beings - it wasn't just about education. It's a fantastic way to go about parenting, and I aspire to that.

My parents were definitely the biggest influence in my life.

I just feel so blessed to have had the time that I had with my mother. She made it so impactful in terms of how she raised me and my little brother, the values that she instilled in us, the way she inspired us, and how she lived her everyday life.