Quotes About Youth

With 'To All the Boys,' it's not an Asian rom-com. We tried to tell the coming-of-age story of a 16-year-old girl who just happens to be Asian.

When I was a kid, I used to love playing football so much that I genuinely wouldn't be able to fall asleep at night.

In high school, I was not as much of a grade-follower. I kind of enjoyed more of the social aspect of high school.

I still want to improve in every way. I'm a young player. I want to work, and that's my aim: to improve in every single aspect of my play.

It's kind of cool to see the different aspects of American culture on different college communities.

When I was growing up, one or two girls were beautiful, but it was not an aspiration, right?

I love Adam Gemili - he's the guy kids should aspire to be like.

I have grown up watching Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar movies. Naturally, I aspire to be a part of their kind of cinema.

I aspire to feel like a child, how about that!

I know when I was 9 and 10, I was watching films way beyond that age group, and it's what kids aspire to.

I am always open to the idea of helping young and aspiring cricketers.

Many associate me with the person I was when I was young. But I had a different role then, played in a different position.

It's natural for a child to assume that his or her own childhood is unremarkable.

People assume a lot of things about gymnasts - that the girls work too hard, it's way too much for them, they are too young to work so hard.

It was always assumed that I would go to college.

I'm 23; I feel older than that, but I feel comfortable. I'm assured of myself, and it's not a problem.

Given how shy I was as a kid, the young me would be astonished to discover that I've made a career out of acting.

When I was young, I ate Ho Hos every day.

As a 12-year-old when I won my first gold in Athens, I wanted people to know what the Paralympic games were.

Four Games is incredible. Especially as an nine-year-old watching Athens 2004. To think as a kid then I would not just go to one Games but four.

I was an athlete when I was growing up.

I was a huge athlete as a kid. I was on every sports team.

I was a big kid and a big athlete, but let's be honest: I don't know diddly about football.

My kids are little athletes.