Future All-star Prints

"Coach says I'll never make it to the majors. My spitting and scratching need a lot of work."

'The boys kicked me off the team, not cause I was a girl, cause I was too good!'

'Reading, writing and arithmetic are important, son. Someday you might sign autographs for money.'

'Play your best. There's going to be a scout for the ten year olds in the stands!'

'Reading, writing and arithmetic are important, son. Someday you might sign autographs for money.'

"College basketball recruiters are after him."

"I wanted to be a baseball player 'til I found out they send you to the showers."

'Wow! That's some growth spurt!'

"Remember, kids, it's not winning that matters, it's getting a clean urine sample that's important."

Exercising

"There will be a winning team and a losing team. Are you OK with that?"

"What do you want to be when you blow up?"

'We'll send you to acting class when you're older. For now, get up and get ready for school.'

'Billy! Set your homework aside and get down here. There's another basketball recruiter here to see you.'

Danae's Celebrity Career: 'Don't you know who I am?...I've decided to pursue a career as a celebrity, so I'm developing the basic language skills used in the industry.'

'My long-range goal is to turn pro and lead the league in product endorsements.'

Future Wrestler

"If there is no more American Idol what am I going to do to become famous?"

'Dad, are you sure this is building the right muscles for football?'

A boy with a football

"We won again, and guess what? A Russian oligarch wants to buy us!"

Big Football

'He'll be a great basketball player someday -- he already dribbles all over the place.

'When I grow up, if I don't become a pro basketball player, about about 'spin doctor'?'

'We're going to insist that he at least finish kindergarten before entering the NBA draft.'

'No, Billy, their first baseman is messing with your head. You won't go to hell for stealing second.'

'Kid, go out there and play like you're worth 29 million plus signing bonus, buyouts, and endorsement deals. '

"I like you kid, but you're really just a work in progress!"

'Wow! Feel that kick! I'm buying him a football for his first birthday!'

'Not everyone can make it as a professional footballer!' 'I know dad, there are snooker and darts players...'

"Papi, will I be the first in our family to go to college?"

'Next time up, I'm calling my shot: I'm pointing to the catcher's mitt.'