Kid Development Quotes

If I look back down the years, how I was treated as a kid, if it wasn't for the teachers at my school, then I wouldn't have achieved what I have. You have to look where you came from, and we do need to get more parents involved, more running clubs and more schools. They can make a difference.

I think we need to do as much as we can to give back to these young kids growing up. I think we've done a pretty decent job so far.

I'm a strong believer in kid-empowerment.

Today, the issue isn’t quantity of food as much as it is quality-whether kids are getting enough protein and other nutrients to fully develop.

I wish I had played team sports. I think every kid should. Teamwork builds character - teaches people about leadership and cooperation.

It's endless, the amount of things that music touches on that can help kids grow that are very, very practical.

Remember, the goal is not to raise great kids; it's to raise kids who become great adults.

One is my club, I want to develop those players, and I want to be in the beginning at least, until I have everything ready, I want to spend as much time to develop those kids as possible.

It's very important, once you are a parent, that you educate your kid day by day.

You can't argue that hip-hop rots away the moral character of kids or rots their brain and still see middle-class white kids going to college who are listening to hip-hop. Going on to become healthy adults listening to hip-hop.

If kids can have some sort of social responsibility, that's cool. But if they're not actually having social responsibility, and they're kind of hiding behind it, that's kind of useless, or even worse.

It's always great to do something to impact kids in sports.

I try to support my kids in what they do and, at the same time, not push them towards anything.

You think it matters to the kids whether they're learning to play on a Steinway or a normal piano?

I am building a foundation in Cameroon, and it's not just about the sport. The goal of the foundation is not to make a UFC fighter. It's to help kids believe in their dream, to have a dream, to have a purpose in life.

If you're a good parent, see the changes that are happening in your kids.

But I think sometimes, coaching less is better. That's the art of coaching, figuring out with each kid what is the right way to approach it?

I want to spend more time with those kids. I want to dedicate my time to train those kids and teach them what it takes, what they need to do to get to this level.

There are resources to help and simple steps that parents, preschools, businesses, and communities can take to help our kids succeed, because we're all in this together, and that's what the Too Small to Fail Initiative is all about.

We're trying to give a young man life lessons - sacrifice, commitment, teamwork, self-confidence, self-esteem. That's what this sport does for kids.

When you work with kids, you realize if they have a really good, stable family environment that they're going to be okay.