She says her early success as an athlete has helped fuel her progress in the business world, and credits her parents and siblings for instilling discipline and competitiveness in her. Sister Marilyn was a standout baseball player, while brother Clifton Jr. was a champion hockey and soccer player. The cardinal rule was, keep up your grades or you don't get to play. There were always practices, and then homework. They were too tired to get up to mischief, she says.
Sports provides discipline.
And children who learn discipline early in life have a much easier way to go. Mrs. Moore clearly brooks no nonsense. She snorts at the idea characters like Dennis Rodman or Roberto Alomar are role models today. The Moores stressed to their children that while sports are great, it's education that lasts. That became clear to Theresa in college, when injuries began to plague her.