“Dad was a bus driver, and when he finished work he would repair cars.”
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“When it came to the stylish and graceful art of ballroom dancing, my dad was a king of the clubs, a prowling tiger and a wonderfully natural mover.”
“Dad said that he was prouder of me than he'd ever been when I came out.”
“Everybody always wants to rebel against their parents' music, but nobody listened to music louder than my dad.”
“I used to be really nervous when I sang. Like, when I was a kid starting young, 18 and 19, and my dad really had to sort of push me to start singing in front of people. Ever since I got out there and really started doing it, the only thing I've ever tried to do is just sort of is be myself, you know, never put on a voice. Sing naturally.”
“My dad was very fun and very adventurous, and from a formative age I learned to value men who would do things on a whim.”
“My dad let me figure out what I wanted to do on my own.”
“My dad's not a very intimidating father figure.”
“My dad's supportive of all my endeavors.”
“My dad has more sparkly stuff than most men.”
“When I was about 12 and first started wearing lipstick, my dad would ask, 'Are you wearing makeup?' I would say back, 'You're wearing more makeup there than I am!'”
“I can't remember a major league game where I could make eye contact with my dad. I kept wondering if he was going to yell at me for hanging a pitch or something.”
“My dad had a movie theater so I was there every night.”
“I'm really, really lucky. I was given my dad's good genes.”
“I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me.”
“At times I've got a really big ego. But I'll tell you the best thing about me. I'm some guy's dad I'm some little gal's dad. When I die, if they say I was Annie's husband and Zachary John and Anna Kate's father, boy, that's enough for me to be remembered by. That's more than enough.”
“I realised I could run after finding out that my dad used to run and it gave me the morale that if he did it then maybe I could also run.”
“My dad is a really honest, hardworking, straight guy.”
“I had a dad you know.”
“And I remember leaving my place in L.A. and - my father is a big fight fan - and I said, 'Dad, I got a couple of days off and I'm getting ready to go to Houston to sign to fight Muhammad Ali.”
“When you get pure joy out of 'being' rather than 'doing' or 'seeing,' that's when you realize how big and unexplainable some things are and being a dad is one of those very few things.”
“Also, to be honest, my dad wanted me to be an athlete. And I think all sons want to prove something to their dad. So now, aged 35, I want to see what I can achieve physically.”
“I'm one of five kids and we lived on a massive farm in New South Wales with my mum and dad.”
“Dad, I'm in some trouble. There's been an accident and you're going to hear all sorts of things about me from now on. Terrible things.”