growing up
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"Actually growing up, I was incredibly anxious. Really anxious," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
John used to throw bullet passes to Luke growing up, which helped prepare him for any and all quarterbacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Fofana reiterates it was his "dream" to join Chelsea, the club he supported as a boy growing up in Marseille, through his admiration for the Blues' former striker Didier Drogba.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
It all started — both the music and the doubt — in childhood, when “Tony” was growing up in the Welsh suburb of Margam where his father was a tough, no-nonsense baker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
“When I was growing up, we didn’t come here, because the area was so overcrowded with shops that this part of the city was congested and hard to get through,” she adds.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
