Quotes About Youth

I've played cricket seriously since I was eight years old, when I first played for the Essex under-11s. I can't just turn it off.

I am a cricket lover and wanted to be a cricketer.

Not many people know this about me, but my first passion in life was cricket.

To be honest I wasn't very good at football. I loved cricket and when I started making some big scores for my boys' team, I dreamed of becoming the next Border.

From nine, I started playing cricket. From 11, I knew this is what I'm doing.

We want cricket to grow for kids, and for families to come and watch.

I've never been a great fan of crime fiction. I read Agatha Christie in my youth, but that's all.

I don't know any 21-year-old who's not having an existential crisis.

The first time that I went to the United States was in 1974. I was 20 years old. America was in crisis.

To my younger self, I would say not to be so hard on yourself. I think that you are your biggest critic.

You know, children philosophize more than adults - and they are critical of adults.

It's absolutely critical that we not only provide support from cradle to career in the education system but also the wraparound services.

I did two movies that were arthouse movies; they were critically successful but made no money at all... but after making those movies, I thought, 'I wouldn't watch my own movies when I was 16, and my buddies where I came from wouldn't watch my movies, because they were boring.'

When you're young, you're always concerned about how you're being seen and how you're being criticized.

When I was younger, I used to dunk and they criticized me for the dunk. They said I couldn't be an All-Star because I dunked too much. So in order to get the respect from the people, I felt like I had to change my game.

To me, kids are the greatest audience and the greatest critics in the world.

I did my first cross country race when I was about 10 and absolutely loved it. I wasn't particularly good, so I didn't just carry on because I was good, but it just really appealed to me.

Acting never crossed my mind for a moment when I was growing up.

Malorie Blackman's 'Noughts & Crosses' was my favourite as a kid - it was the first time I'd heard of interracial courtship outside of my family.

Ever since I was in the youth team at City, I've always loved crossing the ball.

I was at the crossroads of my life when I was 7 years old.

I was awkward in school. I didn't really fit in with any kind of crowd in school. I didn't have a lot of friends. But the friends I had were very close friends.

I had more energy at 25 and did more jiving around. People got to understand that when you're not so interested in something, you're not gonna do it to the best of your ability. I used to get excited working the crowd, but no more.

My school career was absolutely crucial to me. As an endurance athlete, some of the most important years are maybe when you are 16, 17, and 18. For me, getting that right was very important, and my school allowed me to do that.