Walter Dean Myers Quotes

As a child, I wanted to be an athlete, a professional tennis player or something like that.

Growing up, I actually wanted to be a professional baseball player instead of a radio DJ. Believe it or not.

When I was ten, I wrote an essay on what I would be when I grew up and said I would be a professional soccer player and a comedian in off season.

I remember when I was 12, talking with my friends about what we wanted to do with our lives, astronauts, forensic detectives, all these different jobs. And the only thing I could think was an actor.

There was a time when I wanted to be a lawyer, or even a professional triathlete... But nothing could come close to the passion I have for acting.

It's either join the workforce or become a professional athlete, and I'd rather be a pro athlete.

I've always dreamed of being a professional athlete.

When I was a kid, I thought I would be an entrepreneur and maybe at some point go into law school.

My intent was to go to law school... And then what I realised quickly is what I wanted was to be on L.A. Law.

I expected to go into journalism or law.

I thought I'd be a professional rugby player or go to university and get some degree in construction.

I still feel that in India we look upon sports as a recreational activity - which it is - but people have to understand that there is a career in sports. It's not just necessary to be a doctor or a lawyer or an engineer, as most of us Indians appear to think that our children should grow up to be.

I played professional tennis for about six years and I played football and handball in school as well.

I'm not sure if they do this in the States, but in Korea, until high school, on your graduation diploma there's a line that states your future goal. Kids write 'president' or 'astronaut,' or whatever. I always wrote 'singer.'

When I was a little boy, my dream was to play in Spanish football, which I've done, and then it was the Premier League, so it's all worked out OK.

I thought I was going to be a footballer or a boxer or something like that - I was into sports.

For a long time, I thought I'd be a physio if I wasn't a sportsman. At one point, I wanted to be an inventor, and I'd come up with little schemes.

My true dream, ever since I was a kid, was to play professional baseball. It's something that I worked my whole life for. But that didn't work out with the knee surgeries and whatnot.

I knew I was going to be a sportsman.

I remember I wanted to be an athlete. I wanted to be in the NFL or NBA or something, and I don't think I dreamed of being a benchwarmer. I'm sure I wanted to be the best. But I didn't really ever think I was going to be a famous musician.

Of course, as a kid, I had no idea what was practical: I wanted to be a paleontologist, then an astronaut.

I grew up desperate to be a professional footballer and I was willing to do anything to be one.

I like making movies and would like to make it my career when I'm finished playing football.

Acting is definitely something I want to do after I finish playing basketball.

My dream was to be either a volleyball player or a veterinarian.