I was lucky. My family is wonderful. And it's funny because most of my best friends come from very large families. So it always felt as if I had lots of siblings though in the end I had to leave them and go home. I kind of got the best of both worlds as a kid.
When I'm on my own I can be negative. I need my friends and family around to help pick me up if I've had a bad qualifying session. I think insecurity plagues a lot of sportspeople.
Make space in your life for the things that matter for family and friends love and generosity fun and joy. Without this you will burn out in mid-career and wonder where your life went.
Anyone that has a job that takes them away from home I think can understand the difficulties in maintaining consistency not only with your family and those you love but with your friends.
If I'm not writing well I'm not happy. If I'm not spending enough time with my family I'm not happy. If I'm not connecting to friends or if I don't work out enough... You get the point. Everything has to be balanced. Nothing should be an extreme.
My rule is whatever you were calling me four years ago is what you should be calling me now because I don't like it when my family or close friends call me Nicki Minaj. To me I'm not Nicki Minaj when I'm with them.
When I do get free time I spend a lot of it at home with my family and my close friends and I think that's what keeps me happy healthy grounded and totally in check.
What we've tried to do is have neighbors colleagues friends and family talking.
It sounds cliche but success is your friends your family what you do and if you're happy when you wake up.
I text a lot people because it's how I stay connected with all my family and friends when I'm on set and traveling.
My goals have changed throughout my life. At one time it was winning awards selling out concert dates selling more albums than anyone else. Now my goals are to see my grandchildren grown live a long and healthy life with my family and friends and travel the world.
At this time when I turn 50 because so there's many of my friends and family who didn't get to see 50-years-old and so I'm celebrating for them too.
When Nirvana became popular you could very easily slip and get lost during that storm. I fortunately had really heavy anchors - old friends family.
Thank you to everyone that has made me the athlete I am! God family and friends my competitors and supporters! You have all had a hand!
My encounters with racism are sort of second-hand situations where I might be standing around with a group of white friends and someone makes a comment that they wouldn't make at my family reunion.
I am like a kid. I tell my family and friends I'm like a kid.
My family and friends treat me as they always have.