I just wish I could understand my father. Michael Jackson fatherunderstand Change image and share on social
My dad was a really big baseball guy who helped coach me and thought the game should be played the right way. Drew Pomeranz baseballbigcoach Change image and share on social
I didn't really hear any other music other than what my dad was working on until I was 12. My recollection of hearing other music was that I liked some things that I heard but I always thought, 'Where's the rest of it?' It didn't have the same amount of detail or instrumentation or imagination in the arrangements. Dweezil Zappa amountarrangementdad share on social
There was a guitar that my uncle owned and never learnt to play. He sold it to my dad, and when I heard 'Layla', that was the tune that really grabbed me. I said to my dad, 'Wait, there's a guitar, right?' James Bay dadgrabguitar share on social
But there's no substitute for a full-time dad. Dads who are fully engaged with their kids overwhelmingly tend to produce children who believe in themselves and live full lives. Tony Dungy childdadengage Change image and share on social
My dad was an immigrant kid and a Democrat and a Jew, and we didn't know any Republicans in our group. So I grew up Democratic. My dad was a labor lawyer - a very hardworking guy, a one-horse labor lawyer - and then I went to hippie college and lived in the bubble. David Mamet bubblecollegedad share on social
I remember my dad asking me one time, and it's something that has always stuck with me: 'Why not you, Russ?' You know, why not me? Why not me in the Super Bowl? Russell Wilson bowldadremember Change image and share on social
When I started writing, I did have some idealised notion of my dad as a writer. But I have less and less of a literary rivalry with him as I've gone on. I certainly don't feel I need his approval, although maybe that's because I'm confident that I've got it. Paul Theroux approvalconfidentdad share on social
I was brought up in a car family, my dad loved cars and I was taught the art of making an Austin 7 operate. Nick Mason artaustinbring Change image and share on social
My grandfather and my uncle both died from colorectal cancer, my dad almost died from it and I have the gene for it. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar cancercolorectaldad Change image and share on social