The most important role models should and could be parents and teachers. But that said, once youre a teenager youve probably gotten as much of an example from your parents as youre going to. – Andrew Shue
Id never been a teacher before, and here I was starting my first day with these eager students. There was a shortage of teachers, and they had been without a math teacher for six months. They were so excited to learn math. – Andrew Shue
I was on Oprahs show recently talking about the people who impacted me the most. One was a teacher and one was my soccer coach. I didnt even go into my family, who had the most influence. – Andrew Shue
Unfortunately, there are so many people who live their whole life in a place that is safe and protected and simple and they dont really have that strength inside to fly. – Andrew Shue
Winning isnt everything, but playing and competing and striving and going through things can be a lot of fun and really important. As long as youre doing it in a way thats healthy, sports can be an incredible opportunity. – Andrew Shue
The biggest lesson from Africa was that lifes joys come mostly from relationships and friendships, not from material things. I saw time and again how much fun Africans had with their families and friends and on the sports fields they laughed all the time. – Andrew Shue
Life is the most exciting opportunity we have. But we have one shot. You graduate from college once, and thats it. Youre going out of that nest. And you have to find that courage thats deep, deep, deep in there. Every step of the way. – Andrew Shue
If you can get a teen leader in each sector of a student population, you can pull people in. Everybody wants to get involved, but most are too afraid. When they see a person they think is cool leading it, theyre first to join. – Andrew Shue
With my new venture, Club Mom, we want to empower moms to feel their value and also build their collective power to make their lives better and easier. We want to bring them together as a community to share experiences and information. – Andrew Shue
There are 80 million moms in the United States. Forty million stay at home with their children. – Andrew Shue
When you have a tough loss, go through it and agonize. I had one loss that I still want to change, but at the same time I realize it is an important part of who I am. – Andrew Shue
When you start suppressing feelings at an early age, it hurts you down the road. Full expression of anger and pain is very important. – Andrew Shue
I have amazing friends who have led inspirational lives. – Andrew Shue
Fear is that thing that keeps you up there on that other plateau. Fear is that thing that just keeps you closed down, and quite frankly, alone. – Andrew Shue
