I've seen fathers criticizing their sons the moment a game's over. Not my dad. It doesn't matter if I threw an interception or a Hail Mary, he always says, 'Good job, son, I'm proud of you.' Then he shakes my hand and gives me a hug. Every time.
Interpretation
A father's unconditional support and pride for his son, regardless of the outcome of a game.
This quote emphasizes the importance of parental unconditional love and support. Ben Roethlisberger highlights how his father has always been proud of him, acknowledging that love and affirmation shouldn't be contingent upon success or performance, but should be a consistent source of encouragement in a child's life.
In practice
During a speech at a youth sports event to emphasize the importance of parental support.
Remembering how my mother looked before she gave birth to my sister is frightening. But even more frightening is the feeling that I wanted them to catch me and beat me. Why did I want to be punished? Shadows out of the past clutch at my legs and drag me down. I open my mouth to scream, but I am voiceless. My hands are trembling, I feel cold, and there is a distant humming in my ears.
I don't know where football will take me because in football, you never know, but for sure, as a family, our home will be in London.
Nothing affects the life of a child so much as the unlived life of its parent
And everything else will then turn out to be unimportant and inessential except this: father, child, and love. And then, looking at the simplest things, we will all say, Could we have not learned this long ago? Has this not always been embedded in everything that is?
My mother... she is beautiful, softened at the edges and tempered with a spine of steel. I want to grow old and be like her.
My husband's a pediatrician, so he and I talk about parenting all the time. You can't raise children who have more shame resilience than you do.
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