By age seven, I used to comb my hair for performances, just pull my hair up into a bun. Granted, it wasn't a very intricate hairstyle. Still, to be that responsible and disciplined at age seven is unusual.
Many have changed so much that they have lost the magic of the dream that carried them on their own bootstraps.
Sammy Baugh, Athlete (1914) |
Brittany Daniel, Actress (1976) |
William Gibson, Writer (1948) |
Mia Hamm, Athlete (1972) |
Jean Ingelow, Poet (1820) |
James Irwin, Astronaut (1930) |
Bobby Jones, Athlete (1902) |
Rob Kardashian, Celebrity (1987) |
Katie Ledecky, Athlete (1997) |
Fred Allen, Comedian (1956) |
Capucine, Actress (1990) |
Haldan Keffer Hartline, Scientist (1983) |
Anna Jameson, Writer (1860) |
Louis Kahn, Architect (1974) |
George F. Kennan, Historian (2005) |