We thought I was going to be a great athlete, and we were wrong, and I thought I was going to be a great entertainer, and that wasn't it either. I'm going to be an American Citizen. First class.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My parents wanted me to become a national athlete.
Being an American is something I wanted to be for a very long time, probably since I saw the moon landing when I was a child.
I just wanted to be an athlete.
I wanted to be a pro athlete. I knew that.
I remember sitting in school and thinking, 'I don't know why I'm here, because I know I'm going to act and I know I'm going to America.'
I knew I was going to be a sportsman.
I remember I wanted to be an athlete. I wanted to be in the NFL or NBA or something, and I don't think I dreamed of being a benchwarmer. I'm sure I wanted to be the best. But I didn't really ever think I was going to be a famous musician.
If I got a football scholarship, I was going to be a football player.
I know that I was put on this planet to be an athlete.
In 1981, I spoke at the Olympic Congress. I was scandalised that I was the first athlete to be given that chance. But I made the most of it.