- First Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing Up Quotes
Childhood memories, changed towns, and questions of identity.
These quotes span the specific texture of growing up - undecided ambitions, hometowns that later feel transformed, and early sporting or family memories that stick for life. Related reflections continue in Experience.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Fan
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was actually a big Owen Hart fan, but I wasn't a Bret Hart fan at all growing up.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was never a WCW fan growing up, so I was never a Goldberg fan at all - and I've told him that.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up in Singapore, I wasn't allowed to visit China. So when I was finally able to go there after the country began opening up to tourism in the 1990s, I found it to be utterly astounding.
- Elton
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm kind of a dirty guy, a little Bill Laimbeer-ish. Those are the guys I used to watch growing up. I used to watch Karl Malone; now I watch Boozer and Elton Brand and try to emulate those guys as much as possible because those guys are about the same size as me.
- Big
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was a hockey player growing up. Being a big guy and being imposing, I had to use my size to protect my teammates.
- Doorstep
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, 'Newsday' was the paper that was delivered to my doorstep every day.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've had many idols growing up. The inclination for idol worship comes naturally to me. Or it did, anyway. I think I've gotten over it. It came as naturally to me as wanting to act.
- Idols
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've had many idols growing up. The inclination for idol worship comes naturally to me.
- Michael Jordan
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, Michael Jordan was my Olympic hero.
- Kids
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't have a father when I was growing up, and I vowed to be there with my kids.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to get made fun of a lot for being a male dancer, especially growing up in Boston. Kids are terrible, they don't realize how heavy words can be.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020