Troy Vincent Quotes

I recently started my own NP17 Academy within Liverpool Community College, which gives 16-19-year-old girls an opportunity to embark on a sports career, whether it be as a coach, player, physio, or nutritionist.

I grew up in the Boys & Girls Club. That's where I really started playing all sports, and that's why I'm a big advocate for the work they do.

I didn't really want to be the coach who wins but the coach who educates.

The goal for the Laureus Sport For Good Foundation is to give kids an opportunity to be involved in sports and hopefully learn some lessons along the way. We want to put them in a safe environment, help them if they need it and maybe they will get a scholarship to a school because of the skills that they learn. Sport is just a starting point.

We are shaping young kids to be leaders in their communities and also to be healthier.

At Girl Scouts, we create leaders.

I want to contribute to sport and the community in a positive way.

I'd like to have stayed in the Scouts beyond the age of 12.

The sport in Scouting is to find the good in every boy and develop it.

I love baseball. The game allowed me the influence to impact kids in a positive way. This gives me a chance to talk to some social issues.

Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.

I enjoy taking part in footballing events that are for social causes because, in my view, inspiring children through sport is a way of keeping their bodies and minds healthy as well as helping nurture their intelligence and ability to relate with others.

I grew up at a rec center, man.

Growing up as a kid, I played for Wallsend Boys Club, a famous boys club. I had such a good childhood and upbringing there.

There's something about that 15- to 18-year-old boy, the time of their life that you can really impact them, not only on the field but off the field and still get the competitiveness that I love.

It would be great to give back to this city and its youth brigade important lessons that will help them become future champions. I look forward to this opportunity.

The most important thing we stressed is that we want those kids to be productive citizens.

We started a movement... to build character, citizenship and confidence in young people.

I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community. It has come in handy in my career in government.

Companies that support sports developmental programs in our communities should also be applauded.

When I was coming up as a kid, there were programs that kept me out of trouble and on the straight and narrow in South Central Los Angeles, and I always felt that when I got to a stage where I could provide similar opportunities to kids then I would do that.

I'm a Prince of Wales Trust ambassador, so I'm all about giving youth an education, a voice and a chance to not take the wrong road.

I think sports are extremely beneficial for our youth. They parallel life in so many ways.

I was in the Boy Scouts for about four years until my troop disbanded. It is really one of the best activities youths can get involved in and nearly every scout I have known has been a class act due to the discipline the Scouts have instilled in them.

We're all about trying to teach the kids life through basketball.