Jarome Iginla Quotes

I played football and ran track in junior high, but by high school I was getting serious about my studies.

I was into sports and swimming as a kid and didn't spend a whole lot of time sitting down. I was a gymnast.

I played football all my life throughout high school and ran track.

Acting was something I did growing up. I never it took it too seriously; it was just one of those things I got into high school and was like, 'Nah, I don't want to continue acting.' Cause I got into it professionally by local theater, and from there, I just decided to do sports and be more a high school kid and have my fun.

In high school, I was not as much of a grade-follower. I kind of enjoyed more of the social aspect of high school.

Prior to high school, I played a lot of neighborhood football.

I didn't go to Harvard because I thought they had good academics. I went because they had crappy enough sports so they'd let me play.

The most important thing when I joined Ajax was to combine it with school.

By the time I turned 16, I'd played more than 300 games outside high school.

I played all kinds of sports growing up: soccer, basketball, track. You name it, I've probably played it.

Honestly, I was a troublemaker. The environment I grew up in, my mom and my sister, they decided they were going to sign me up in every single thing to keep me busy. I played football, basketball, baseball. Anything, whatever was in season, I was signed up for it. Basketball was one of the things that just stuck.

I want my kids to be able to live comfortable and go to school and to be into sports.

In high school, I played basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, badminton - two sports every season - and I was named female athlete of the year twice.

I remember running at school sports day, and I would win everything, but I wasn't a super athlete or a superstar at high school.

I grew up playing sports and being very active.

My mum was always more pushing me towards the academic side; she wasn't really interested in me having a professional football career.

Children need sports, even if they are inclined towards academics.

I graduated with about 23 people, so if you were the least bit athletic, you kind of had to play everything. So I played baseball, basketball, football, ran track, and played golf.

When kids are 15 or 16, they should be playing more sports. I played football, basketball, cricket... Name any sport, and I played it.

When I was a kid, I wrestled my high school amateur wrestling in junior year.

I hated having my hair down because it got into my face when I was playing sports. My mom would always put my hair down and make it all pretty, and by the time I got to school, I would have it up in a ponytail.

I wouldn't have went to school if I wasn't playing football.

My childhood in Adelaide was filled with sport. I played soccer from morning until night.

I was a heavy kid, even though I was into sports and very active.

I happened to be in a position in Superior where I could play three sports, and when I came to Minnesota, I had the understanding they would allow me to play three sports. Kids now don't have the same amount of time. You have coaches that think baseball is 10 months a year. Hockey is 11 or 12 months a year.