Childhood Quotes

"I never wanted to be a cheerleader; I wanted to play football."

"When I was a kid, my favorite rapper was 50 Cent. He was definitely a big influence on why I wanted to do music."

"I grew up with reggae music."

"I grew up doing musicals in my childhood at school, along with all the plays I used to be involved in."

"I'd play every position when I was in elementary school and junior high. I was playing as guard, too."

"I wrote my first song in the first or second grade."

"You know, I really miss my days growing up on the island of Guam, because I have so many good memories with my mother."

"I grew up in the Seattle suburbs - the suburbs of suburbs. Where I'm from, it's super quiet, just woods and nothing."

"By the time I was 12, I had decided to be an artist."

"I grew up cleaning stalls and milking cows."

"As for my favorite games growing up, if I were to mention a game other than 'Gradius', it would have to be 'Xevious'."

"I grew up on the softball field. Every day I would take my glove and my bat with me."

"I wanted to learn how to play guitar so I could smash it up and burn it. I was only a little kid, so that was my incentive."

"I like 'SpongeBob' for real - I used to watch it 24-7."

"Cosplayers love Disney princesses. We all grew up with them. We identify with one or more princesses."

"I would visit my father and spend the summers with him in the south of France."

"In my early teens I wasn't allowed to go out on dates, but could have my boyfriends and girlfriends over to the house."

"When I was young, we were taught not to dunk. We were taught not to stand out from the rest of the team. It's different now."

"I got into rhythmic gymnastics when I was four years old."

"I've been doing martial arts since I was five, so for me competition is something that's very common."

"Children believe that if they just want something badly enough, it will happen."

"I'm the youngest of six kids, and I grew up with a lot of noise, a lot of music, and a lot of laughter."

"I wanted to be Michael Jackson as a kid."

"As a child, one dreams about becoming the MVP of your team."

"I didn't really grow up in the spotlight."