NBA Star Stephon Marbury opens up about his life as a dad
New York Knicks star Stephon Marbury is one of the best players in the NBA – but off-the-court, he relishes in being a dad. He and his wife La Tasha Frieson have their hands full with three kids – Stephanie, 12, Xaviera, 7, and Stephon II, 3.
According to Stephon, it’s the little things that make his home life so special – from family vacations to Six Flags in Atlanta or dinners at Chuck E. Cheese.
I feel like Super Dad every time I take my kids to Chuck E. Cheese’s, because it’s their favorite place in the world!
When asked about discipline, he says that for the most part, his kids stay on the straight and narrow.
When it comes to discipline, I’m strict, but a sucker, too. My wife and I are lucky. Our girls are good. If we don’t do something, they won’t do it. My son, however, is a little terror. Every 10 seconds it’s ‘Stephon, don’t do that! Stephon, put that down!’ But I cave in all the time by giving him sweets. I can’t help it – he’s too cute!
Stephon also acknowledged that his kids have more than he did when he was growing up – but he is determined to keep them grounded and raise them well.
"The most important lesson I want to tach my kids is that I’m going to support them in whatever they do, just like my mom did with me. I’m living proff that if you work hard enough at something you love, you can succeed."
Source: Family Circle, February 2007 issue, page 250
