My parents had us very young. We lived in a modest house. We built forts, we hiked, we went camping and they wanted us to be independent. It's how children grew up in the 1940s and 50s: outside all the time, playing in the dirt, riding your bike around.

She played the wife of Dennis Quaid's character. Decker was chosen cover girl for the 2010 edition shot on location in the Maldives islands. Brooklyn appeared in one episode of New Girl in 2013 playing a bar patron named Holly.

Decker is married to retired tennis player Andy Roddick. Brooklyn Danielle Decker (born April 12 1987) is an American model and actress best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue most notably the cover of the 2010 issue.