This is the thing you dream about when you're a kid, even before getting into the league. Allen Lverson
Though I was not a belligerent kid, I do not think I ever passed up a good opportunity to fight. Gene Tunney
To be a successful father... there's one absolute rule: when you have a kid, don't look at it for the first two years. Ernest Hemingway
We have this habit of romanticizing the lives of writers. I remember when I was a kid, I was like, 'I want to be Kurt Vonnegut.' John Green
When a kid can understand that a word can mean two things, there's some real thinking going on. They have a vested interest in finding out what a word means, because it's the punch line to a joke. Brian P.Cleary
When I get on a course that's not very good, that's not tough, I fall asleep. Mentally I must be lazy, like a little kid, but I always seem to do well when there's a tough situation. Hollis Stacy
When I spend money on myself, it's almost always on shoes and clothes. I'm addicted to shoes. I always have been, since I was a kid. When I was young, I could never get the shoes I really wanted. /m/matt_kemp.html#4ExE01ckWUsxx3pb.99Matt Kemp
When I was 18, 19, I was presented as the 'aw shucks' Nebraska kid who's coming up with a big serve, and then I flipped out a couple of times, and then I was ueber-brat, when I feel like there's parts of both, but I don't think I am either one, if that makes sense. Andy Roddick
When I was a kid and got in trouble, I'd always say, Mom, I'm in trouble. Well, Mom, I'm in trouble. Earl Campbell
When I was a kid in Houston, we were so poor we couldn't afford the last 2 letters, so we called ourselves po'. George Foreman
When I was a kid, I had a couple of really good friends, like some really good best friends, but I was really shy other than that.Meg Cabot
When I was a kid, I looked up to an Olympian superstar. I won't mention his name but when I asked for his autograph he said, 'no.' Ryan Lochte
When I was a kid, no one would believe anything positive that you could say about black people. That's a terrible burden.Kareem Abdul Jabbar
When I was a little kid I used to play with guys twice my age, so, I was the last one picked, so if I picked I knew that I had to get the ball to the scorer if I wanted to stay on the court, so that was pretty much my job. Jason Kidd
When I was a little kid I wanted to be an artist or a painter. But once I got into boxing, all I wanted was to box. Emanuel Steward
When I was coming up as a kid, there were programs that kept me out of trouble and on the straight and narrow in South Central Los Angeles, and I always felt that when I got to a stage where I could provide similar opportunities to kids then I would do that. Warren Moon
When you're a kid growing up, and you think you're gay, you know that you're different; you're often teased and it can really destroy your self-esteem. But sports can be great for building self-esteem. Greg Louganis
When you're a kid growing up, you say you want to make it to the Major Leagues, and when you reach that dream, that's what it's all about. Joe Morgan