When I was growing up, there weren't any Little Leagues in the city. Parents worked all the time. They didn't have time to take their kids out to play baseball and football. Mike Krzyzewski baseballcityfootball Change image and share on social
When I was growing up watching Marilyn Monroe, I learned that you can be very beautiful, very glamorous and very vulnerable and not give up your soul just because you were a movie star. Sally Kirkland beautifulgiveglamorous Change image and share on social
When I was growing up, we had a bungalow in New Jersey which we visited in the summers. Everybody in that small community was named Feldman and was either an aunt or cousin of mine. I just found it comfortable to use the name Feldman. Stanley Elkin auntbungalowcomfortable share on social
When I was growing up, we never had much money. My parents were divorced young, but I was always surrounded by loving individuals. They couldn't give us riches, but they gave us their stories, their hearts, and their time. Patricia Polacco divorcegivegrow share on social
When I was growing up, we spoke Egyptian, we ate Egyptian food, we had other Egyptian friends. It was my father's preference. Leila Aboulela eategyptianfather Change image and share on social
When I was growing up, we used to play basketball in a park that was never shoveled when it snowed. The basketball rims were never fixed. And we understood then that there was a relationship between public policy and our quality of life. DeForest Soaries basketballfixgrow share on social
When I was growing up, we were taught in school that North Koreans, and especially the North Korean leadership, were all devils. Park Chan-wook devilgrowkorean Change image and share on social
When I was growing up, yearning with my pals to be a track star, one of our heroes was Bruce Jenner. He won a gold medal at the 1976 Olympics in the decathlon, and he adorned our Wheaties boxes. We all wanted to be Bruce Jenner. Nicholas Kristof adornboxbruce share on social
When I was growing up, you'd read about actors, and they'd never tell you their age and how much they made a year as part of their definition. Robert Osborne actoragedefinition Change image and share on social
When I was growing up, you didn't know there was a women's national team. Now girls grow up dreaming of playing for Canada. Christine Sinclair canadadreamgirl Change image and share on social
