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Grown Men Quotes

Grown men at play, in power, and finding their voice

This collection of grown men quotes ranges from a young player earning a spot in pickup basketball games to broader thoughts on empowering athletes. See our Brotherhood quotes for related lines.

We were sitting on the bus one day and there were 5 of us hanging out. There was only one beer left in the cooler and we actually all took a little cup and split it. It was a pathetic...

Quotes by Zakk Wylde

To me, I'll always be the skinny, 5-foot-6 eighth-grader on the YMCA court, trying to get grown men to choose me for pickup games. It wasn't always easy. And that's what drives me.

Quotes by Trae Young

In the suburban Midwestern Reform Jewish world I was raised in, in the nineteen-seventies and eighties, grown men built plastic scale models of Israeli tanks and F-15 jets and displayed them throughout the house, dangling the warplanes from bedroom ceilings...

Quotes by Rick Perlstein

I've made a lot of grown men cry with laughter, because I really am quite the joke.

Quotes by Peta Wilson

Brotherhood Quotes

If at my funeral they're talking about my boxing stories, I'd be disappointed because this is just a springboard for when I'm finished. It's just a game. It's pretty silly when you think about it: two grown men punching each...

Quotes by Mark de Mori

By empowering players - not just players, but grown men - to think for themselves outside of the game, you hope that they will be more likely to adapt to a situation and seize the moment in a sporting contest.

Quotes by Jonathan Agnew

I was ecstatic they re-named 'French Fries' as 'Freedom Fries'. Grown men and women in positions of power in the U.S. government showing themselves as idiots.

Quotes by Johnny Depp

Football, at the end of the day, is a little kids' game that grown men get to play. I'm just privileged to get to do that every day.

Quotes by Jimmy Garoppolo

Don't get me wrong - it's amazing playing basketball. But being 19 years old, playing and interacting with grown men with families wasn't fun all the time, especially during a grueling 82-game season. That, mixed with Toronto's freezing winter climate,...

Quotes by Chris Bosh

Emotion Quotes

When you see grown men near to tears because they've missed hitting a little white ball into a hole from three feet, it makes you laugh.

Quotes by Bill Murray

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these grown men quotes focus on?
They range from pickup basketball games to broader ideas about empowering athletes and criticizing poor leadership.
Is basketball referenced specifically in this collection?
Yes, one recalls trying to get grown men to choose them for pickup games as a skinny eighth-grader.
Do these quotes criticize behavior by people in power?
Yes, one points to grown men and women in government positions acting foolishly, using 'Freedom Fries' as an example.
Is empowerment a theme in this collection?
Yes, one discusses empowering athletes to think for themselves beyond just their sport.
Where can I find more quotes about personal experience and growth?
See our Experience quotes for related reflections on life lessons.

Other quotes take a critical view of grown men in positions of power behaving foolishly, using a well-known political moment as an example. Browse our Legacy quotes too.