- 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
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, it was watching the New York Giants growing up, with Bill Parcells and Lawrence Taylor and that whole crew coming up through the '80s. And then, as I moved on to college, I thought I'd want to coach for sure.
- Leave
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- Nov 07, 2020
When my grandchildren are older and my great-grandchildren start growing up, first of all, I want them to be in Israel. I don't want them to leave the country because they have no choice.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
We definitely have a football mentality. My dad was a football player also, so just growing up, that's how it was.
- Classic
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- Nov 07, 2020
Emotionally, shows like 'Cheers' and 'Taxi' were classic sitcoms when I was growing up.
- Good-Looking
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- Nov 07, 2020
My brother and I, we were both relatively good-looking guys growing up, but we had our awkward stages, where we were just hard to look at.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
Growing up, I was the awkward, chubby kid. I had a few close friends, but I was the first one to be bullied.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
We weren't poor growing up on Long Island, but it wasn't lavish - just a regular middle-class house.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only black folks in town when I was growing up were me and my cousins and one other family.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020