“I lost my childhood. I didn't play football or video games. Or have birthdays or the love of a family.” PlayGamesLostChildhoodFootballVideoFamily Love Author:Emmanuel Jal
“It was a great place to grow up. There were always kids around in our neighborhood. We had a basketball hoop in the back of our house, a little front yard where you could get touch football games going. I know you think of it as a big city, but it was fun for me to grow up in New Orleans. I remember it as a very normal childhood.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesBigsKidsRememberGamesHouseFunGrowsCitiesGrowing UpChildhoodFrontsFootballBasketballNormalNeighborhoodYardsNew OrleansFootball GameBig CitiesTouch Football Author:Eli Manning
“There was a long stint during my childhood after I gave up on being a pro football player - were talking sixth grade here - that I strongly considered a future writing and drawing comic books. I have been making stuff up ever since.” WritingLongHas BeensBookStuffTalkingPlayerChildhoodFootballDrawingComicGradesComic BookGave UpFootball PlayerPro FootballSixth Grade Author:Adam Ross
“My childhood proved to me that there could be no enjoyment of football without community. But it becomes difficult when this community is having problems with its identity. That's when we experience all possible forms of nationalist exaggeration.” ProblemFormDifficultCommunityChildhoodIdentityFootballEnjoymentExaggeration Author:Orhan Pamuk
“I'm a lucky boy. Never wanted for anything; new tracksuit, new pair of football boots. I had a happy childhood.” WantedBoysChildhoodFootballLuckyPairsBootsHappy Childhood Author:Martin Compston