Fortunately for me, I had a father who didn't let us get away with anything. You were taught respect, and you were taught to be humble. That has a lot to do with how I am now, because I'm still scared of my dad. Benjamin Watson dadfatherfortunately share on social
My dad's a scratch golfer and I've got the knack of seeing something and then replicating it. I saw my dad swing a club and I worked out how to do the same thing. My backswing and follow-through have been basically the same since I was two. Rory McIlroy backswingbasicallyclub share on social
I've always been a sucker for a dog called an Alaskan Malamute. It's like a little husky... my dad had one when he was younger. Joe Dempsie alaskancalldad Change image and share on social
My dad took on every job he could get. He worked like mad. But then, at some point, he had saved up enough to open his first pub. Rita Ora dadjobmad Change image and share on social
Both my mum and dad were great readers, and we would go every Saturday morning to the library, and my sister and I had a library card when we could pass off something as a signature, and all of us would come with an armful of books. Geraldine Brooks armfulbookcard share on social
All the learnin' my father paid for was a bit o' birch at one end and an alphabet at the other. George Eliot alphabetbirchbite Change image and share on social
I have a lot of great racing memories growing up in Europe as a young boy - playing with car parts on my dad's desk, watching the races on Sunday afternoons to try and spot him on TV, even having the chance to go to Formula 1 races where he was working. Charlie Kimball afternoonboycar share on social
I grew up in such a macho family. I had a former Green Beret for a dad, a mom who's really rough-and-tumble, and three very macho brothers. Hilarie Burton beretbrotherdad Change image and share on social
I feel very warm towards Mum and Dad for giving us the independence they did. My childhood, and the fact we didn't have a TV, gave me a boundless imagination. Dido Armstrong boundlesschildhooddad Change image and share on social
