Future Olympians Club Mugs

'It's too early to say but my lad may be good enough to swim professionally.'

I love your enthusiasm, girls, but we're not opening a can of whoop-ANYTHING.

"The teacher expects too much of me. She wants me to give it the old college try, and I'm only in grade school."

Exercising

"... And his piano teacher says that he definitely has Van Gough's ear for music."

'I think he's doing ok, the coach says he has the attention span of a goldfish.'

It's okay -- I'm training for the 2020 Olympics.

The team video didn't spotlight my talents. I've hired my own film crew. They'll showcase my skills so college recruiters can see my strengths. Wow! How can the director pack so much into one little video? Great point! Daddy? Tell Steven Spielberg we're going feature length. Nice save!

'You'll never be the next Micheal Phelps if you don't start working on your breaststroke.'

Workaholics anonymous meeting.

The young Michael Phelps: 'Just another four laps and I'll get out!'

Kids playing ice hockey for a medal.

Boy asking for bathing machine to be taken out deep so he can dive in.

"‘How I Spent My Summer Vacation in a Freaking Gymnastics Camp and Nearly Broke My Neck,’ by Delia McConnell."

'Doug is determined to make it into the U.S. bobsled team for the 2014 Olympics.'

Geek wears T-shirt that points to his friend and says: 'I'm with someone who fails to grasp the key principles of modular representation theory.'

"...And when you turn eighteen, you go over to the dark side, like Mom and Dad."

'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...'

I'm warning you. My nosy parents are chaperoning. It'll be fine. Eco Club Dance. All they want to do is spy on me. You're safe. You think? Is that Twig? I forgot my night-vision goggles.

"It's remarkable, Mr. Volmer. You have the clothes of a man half your age!"

'We may dream Emily could grow up to be president, but we'd NEVER let her go through those nasty campaigns!'

'Don't feel bad. Maybe your son is just a late bloomer.'

'Just take your time, Sweetheart. Remember, it's not a race.'

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'Wow! Your head weights 23 pounds just like your feet!'

"Congratulations, your baby is a footballer...!"

Help! Made the Olympic trials but couldn't get a product endorsement contract.

"Not to diminish what you've achieved in the last eighteen months of training, but it appears that the javelin roll is not an Olympic sport."

"No, you can't go sledding. It's too dangerous and besides, you have football practice."

"It's scary. These new kids don't want to wait until they're thirty-five for their five million."

'I just felt it kick again, Charlie - I think he's going to be a football superstar!'

'I wanted to show them what a patriot I am, but they wouldn't let me vote!'

'We're here for the big chest tournament.'

"We're practicing our bad penmanship. In case we want to become doctors some day."