Dad Quotes

"The Qantas guy said to (dad), 'We don't provide wheelchairs outside the front door of the terminal, and if she needs a wheelchair -- if she's that sick -- she should have her own wheelchair'."

"My mom has been real positive and my dad has been so instrumental, ... He's like a ninja -- he's popping up everywhere. He's always scoping me out and keeping an eye on me. I always try to be on my best behavior because of him."

"I just want to thank Lori. Our whole family revolves around my dad. Now that he's well, my whole family is going to be stronger. And a lot happier."

"Pro was excited about the letter, ... Was it unexpected? Probably. When his dad came in the room he said 'Dad, I got a letter from one of my buddies.'"

"My dad was violent. Things were getting really bad and if I'd stayed, I might not be here now."

"Mom was the planner. She said, 'We're going to do this, we're going to do that,' and my dad would go along."

"Kiss you? But Dad, I'm your kid!"

"My dad noticed we could swim without lessons. It seemed to be something I had a talent for."

"I found myself back to the Pentagon...as a protester?and my dad was still inside."

"When I was 6 years old, I was watching Eric Heiden at the 1980 Olympics. My dad was watching it on TV and I just thought it looked really cool."

"He's great to talk to. He's like my second dad."

"My Dad did not like me enough to hit. My dad thought he was disciplining. My dad never thought he was being abusive - ever. He always thought he was doing the right thing, and he did not like me enough to do the right thing by me. Which would have been to whip me - literally - into shape."

"I am also worried about my step-dad, Frank McNeil, of Biloxi, Mississippi,"

"I think my dad fired him twice."

"Dad never talked about Wyoming much and I so wish he had talked to me about it more."

"You always want to be like your dad when you grow up."

"Maybe it was Mom and Dad. I don't know, but somebody was."

"I think the next step is to try to get his mom and dad down [to U.Va.], probably for a football weekend. Then everyone will have seen it . . . and then I think you're in a more serious place."

"Dad was a Scout, but got back into it through my troop when I joined, and he never quit again. Dad was always helpful and thoughtful. He was a clever problem-solver. He could also design buildings and make sure they got built. He had a knack for fixing and building things. He was always puttering around the house with his tools."

"He was a late recruit. His dad is an Indiana guy. Matt had a room in the house that was all red with Hoosier stuff. His hope was to go to Indiana. He told us about the room later. We didn't get to see that."