"But my father encouraged me to get involved, so I decided to give it a go."

I just loved football and my father encouraged me all the way.

At an early age he was encouraged by his father to draw directly from the nature.

Encouraged by his father, he pursued a career in science.

His father played the organ in church, and encouraged the children to play music.

At an early age George developed an interest in physics, which his father encouraged.

He began surfing at the age of 7, encouraged by his father.

She loved to read and wrote poems, which her father encouraged.

Her father encouraged this new interest, putting a net up on the outside of their house.

Her father encouraged his daughters to "be a free woman".