My father never saw me play ball, and I was an outstanding ballplayer. I missed all that adoration.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My father was a writer/director/producer, so instead of throwing a ball around, our bonding was going to see movies. And at an early age, I knew if I wanted to impress my dad, it was not going to be by throwing a ball real far.
I was a very good baseball and football player, but my father always told me I was much more interested in how I looked playing baseball or football than in actually playing. There's great truth in that.
My dad introduced me to baseball. Then one of my friends asked if I could play on a team; my dad said I could, and I just fell in love with the game.
Becoming a dad was the proudest moment of my life. Playing football does not even compare.
My father loved baseball and he cultivated my talent. I don't think he ever had any doubt in his mind that I would play professional baseball someday.
My father was never around. But I glorified my father, and I was always daddy's little girl. He was my first soccer coach.
I turned up to all my son's performances and baseball games because my father never did that for me.
The dads across the soccer field looked at me as a dad just like them. And I was very grateful.
My father helped me become a ballplayer and take the good with the bad.
I started playing ball when I was a kid. My dad was a pro ball player and he passed on his knowledge to me.