Juan Pablo Galavis
Juan Pablo Galavis
Juan Pablo Galavis Guinand is an American-born Venezuelan former professional soccer midfielder/forward, who retired in 2008. In 2013, he was chosen as the first Latino star of the ABC-TV reality show The Bachelor after 17 editions...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth5 August 1981
CountryUnited States of America
stubborn littles bits
I can be a little bit stubborn.
articles call collect hall job leagues museum park played players stadiums talk work
Marlins Park is what I call my office in Miami, because I work for the Venezuelan Museum of Baseball and Hall of Fame. My job is to go to all the MLB stadiums and to talk to and collect articles from all the Venezuelan players in the big leagues and those Americans that played in Venezuela.
learned loses love states
I've learned that 'love' is used a lot in the States for everything: 'I love that burger,' 'I love my shoes,' 'I love a friend.' To me, if it's overused, it loses meaning.
broad english express knows second vocabulary
Everyone knows English is my second language and my vocabulary is not as broad as it is in Spanish, and because of this, sometimes I use the wrong words to express myself.
Obviously, my daughter's my priority, so if you want to have plans with me and then my daughter calls, then I'm going to have to go with her.
ask hard kids
If you ask me, 'Are you for or against gay parents?' for example, having kids - it's hard for me to say, 'Yes.'
base travel
I don't like Miami that much. I don't like the weather. My base is Miami, but I travel a lot.
gay
I am a father, and I know the feel of being a father. Why wouldn't I want my gay friends to also be happy parents?
absolutely fell love north zealand
Lake Taupo is on the north island of New Zealand and in the countryside. I absolutely fell in love with it.
gay respect
I respect every gay man and woman. They're that way, and they just want to be happy.
people
I'm responsible for what I say, but I'm not responsible about how people interpret my situation.
barefoot
I don't walk barefoot. When I see a girl barefoot in the street... I'm like, 'Really?' But obviously, I can't judge someone for that first impression.
children face gay lesbian
Gay and lesbian people, and the children they are raising, wrongfully face discrimination, and I want them to know that I'm on their side.
change people relate stigma therapy word
There's a stigma on the word 'therapy.' People relate it to big problems. That's something we have to change. Going to therapy can be very healthy. It can change the way you see things and treat others.