Jorginho Quotes

Well, my mum's been a tennis coach - she coached me till I was 12.

When I started training at the age of eight, my dad used to encourage me.

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

My dad was my first coach and drove me extremely hard from a very young age.

Both my parents were very supportive of me in whatever I wanted to do.

My parents really encouraged me.

I love my mother. My mother made sure, her stubbornness - she made sure we was going to eat. She made sure we had Christmases. That was my mother. My father wasn't there for that.

My mom was incredibly supportive when she found out that I wanted to be an actress, and that certainly made things easier and more fun.

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

I'm not a team sports person type person, so I probably would have been good at tennis, because I like tennis. But my parents really didn't push me. I think if my parents would have guided me and stay committed, I could have played any sport I wanted to, but I never did.

I would never have gone anywhere if it hadn't been for Mother's faith and support.

When I turned 12 or 13 years old, even as a dad, you can't make a kid play anymore, but up until that point, he pushed me to keep playing, and when I turned 13, I didn't want to do anything else. He was just there with me at the cage every day because I wanted him to go with me and throw to me and work on what I needed to work on.

My mum and dad pushed me to work hard in my earlier years in education.

My dad has been my coach since I was seven years old - from 7 to 18 is when he coached my club team - and so it was always in the family. He introduced me to soccer at a young age and also kind of molded me into a good player at a young age, too. Which then I grew to love the game and be as passionate as he was.

My dad was a professional footballer before I was alive. When I was growing up, he was the one who coached and mentored me and helped me to become what I am today. Without his coaching and without his insight and the days and the hours that he put in with me, I wouldn't be the player that I am today.

I believe that I have gotten this far because of my mom's support.

My kids are amazing and they are the ones that keep me going.

Normally players from the hostels don't give much importance to their fitness, but my case was different thanks to my coach. He helped me focus a lot on my batting and bowling which worked out really well for me in the future.

My dad is my hitting coach. When I need help, I go to him.

My father was a great mentor to me and is someone I admire and look up to. However, it was my mum who was more of a driving force when it came to me and cricket - she constantly encouraged me to always remember to have fun when playing. And Mum was the one who took me round the grounds at the beginning of my career.

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 love my parents and we have a terrific relationship. They have been very supportive of my career choice.

When I was seven or eight, I got a trampoline. My dad used to say to me all the time, 'Come on with the head,' and then pass the ball to me as I jumped. I really think it's helped my heading game because I practiced this all the time with my dad.

I really actually started when I was 10 years old, but before that, I loved to play with Father because he played as an ex-player. I just enjoyed it, so I started at 10 years old with Father to be a proper football player.

My parents are angels. They've always been encouraging of anything I do. Total support, 100 percent.