Shannon Sharpe Quotes

My father wants me to be like my brother, but I can't be.

When my sister and I were growing up, she was made out to be the goody-goody one.

I don't just wanna be James Franco's little brother.

I always knew if I had some success that I'd no longer be thought of as Dick Van Dyke's brother.

My father said writing was a nice hobby. He strongly encouraged my brother and me to become doctors.

The worst misfortune that can happen to an ordinary man is to have an extraordinary father.

It's such a stress always trying to get bigger houses and larger cars and better schools. Of course, parents want to give their children the best opportunities in life, but sometimes that can stifle them.

I didn't want people to say his brother Bing sings better than he does.

As we got older, we grew comfortable in roles that met our parents' expectations. Nora was the smart one. Delia, the comedian. I was the pretty, obedient one. And Amy was the adventurous mischief-maker.

For me it was a normality having a father who was a world champion. I grew up with that, so it was never extra pressure. And I've never felt the need to emerge from his shadow.

I am the only one who is not married among my siblings.

Even if somebody in your family is successful, it doesn't change anything. On the contrary, I suppose people expect more of you in certain ways.

How do you grow up in the shadow of a guy - I want to talk about the movie in a second - but how do you grow up in the shadow of a guy who really is a legend in his own time?

My elder brothers were all put apprentices to different trades. I was put to the grammar-school at eight years of age, my father intending to devote me, as the tithe of his sons, to the service of the Church.

For the last half of my life I have had the doubtful benefit of a brother whose literary reputation is much greater than my own.

My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that.

When I came into the WWF, the first thing I really didn't want to have was being Bret Hart's little brother.

The only time my records are going to be broken is by my own spawn. I'm going be training that child out the womb.

When it comes to work, I'm not competitive at all. Having Cara as my baby, I had to learn quite quickly that I couldn't be competitive because I had a sister who meant more to me. And I knew she was going to be brilliant, so I had to become very aware of not comparing.

It doesn't bother me whether I am or I'm not compared to my dad. I do not feel any pressure at all from being his son.

I believe real brothers or sisters should not do a film together. People tend to compare. They don't think twice before saying anything.

I hate comparisons, just as I hated being compared to my brother and vice-versa.

It's part of the gift and the curse of coming behind my brother. I'm not afforded the luxury of just taking a set casual, taking the night off. Because if I bomb, it's, 'Oh, he's not funny - he's just doing it because of his brother.'

Alia and Shaheen have a smart father and have got good genes. But it's not fair that people expect them to do as well as their father.

Overcoming my sister's shadow was the biggest thing I ever tried to do.