When I realized I was having trouble reading, I was too embarrassed to ask for help. Some teachers believed in me, but I just wasn't focused on school - I was into the music and trying to please my dad.
I enjoyed the position I was in as a tennis player. I was to blame when I lost. I was to blame when I won. And I really like that, because I played soccer a lot too, and I couldn't stand it when I had to blame it on the goalkeeper.
Keith Carradine, Actor (1949) |
Benny Carter, Musician (1907) |
William M. Daley, Politician (1948) |
Kool Moe Dee, Musician (1962) |
Roger Federer, Athlete (1981) |
George Gerbner, Journalist (1919) |
Brian Harvey, Musician (1974) |
Alija Izetbegovic, Activist (1925) |
Dino De Laurentiis, Director (1919) |
Ernest Lawrence, Scientist (1901) |
George Canning, Statesman (1827) |
Ernst Haeckel, Scientist (1919) |
James Irwin, Astronaut (1991) |
Shirley Jackson, Novelist (1965) |
John H. Johnson, Businessman (2005) |