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Early in my career, I wanted to be a mathematician.

I wanted to become a mathematician, physicist or astronomer.

At school I briefly wanted to be a palaeontologist, but I was no good at chemistry and physics.

I was never strong at maths, but I eventually got onto a university physics/astronomy course, and that led on to my Ph.D. and eventual employment.

I was good at math, math was my thing - but I was not nearly good enough to be an astrophysicist. I was way outta my league. I realized this very quickly.

I was particularly good at math and science.

I can't ever remember not wanting to be a scientist.

I never wanted to be a scientist per se. I wanted to be a naturalist.

I wasn't that good at science, and I gave up on math long before I should have. I like to think if I were in school today that would be different.

When I was little, I wanted to be an astronomer, but that didn't happen.