Below you fill find a number of examples of people whose childhood
dreams came true as adults.
Ray Romano
?A true-to-life case of childhood dreams coming true, one gets the
impression that the success of humble comedian turned actor Ray Romano
is more of a surprise to him than it is to those who supported him in
his years as a struggling futon deliveryman moonlighting in standup.?
?One of those dreams, to perform in front of legendary late-night
television host Johnny Carson, came true in 1991.?
Yahoo
http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hc&id=1800257587&cf=biog&intl=us
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Stacy Sykora- Olympian
CHILDHOOD DREAMS COME TRUE FOR STACY SYKORA
?As a young child growing up in Burleson, Texas, Stacy Sykora's goals
and ambitions never changed. She always wanted to be an Olympian.
Those dreams came true in 2000 when she earned the starting libero
position for the United States' Women's Olympic Volleyball Team that
finished a surprising fourth at the Summer Games in Sydney,
Australia.?
USA Volleyball
http://www.usavolleyball.org/
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Luke Goss - Actor
?With his brooding good looks, well-scrubbed image, and friendly
smile, it might seem ironic that actor Luke Goss made his big-budget
Hollywood film debut as Nomak, one of the revoltingly menacing Reapers
in the vampire-action extravaganza Blade II. Born in London, England,
in 1968, Goss spent his early years preparing for a career in music.
His childhood dreams would come true soon enough when, at the age of
20, Goss' band Bros spent 16 weeks in the U.K. charts with their hit
"When Will I Be Famous." Since that question had already been answered
by the overwhelmingly positive reception of the single both in his
homeland and overseas, it would come as no surprise that Bros' debut
album Push also topped the international charts and sold 4.5 million
albums worldwide.?
MSN Movies
http://movies.msn.com/celebs/celeb.aspx?c=98329
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Haifa Wehbe - Singer
?A dazzling beauty from Lebanon. Haifa has been able to capture the
lime light through her stunning charm, captivating presence,
eye-catching elegance and fascinating allure. This sultry charm has
been her passport to the world of fame, fashion and music.?
?Since her early childhood, Haifa imagined herself singing on a giant
stage. Today, she watches her persistent efforts bear fruit and her
childhood dreams come true.?
http://www.3arabiaphoto.com/singers/haifa_wehbe.html
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A Childhood Dream Comes True
?Twenty-eight years in public accounting has afforded me many
opportunities I neveranticipated as a child. However, some childhood
dreams never quite disappear, even though in some cases we know these
dreams will remain just that.?
?Growing up in suburban Philadelphia, one of my dreams was to play
baseball for my beloved Phillies!?
?My dreams came true this past January when, at age 50, I participated
in a Phillies F(Ph)antasy Camp in Clearwater, Fla. Those five days
provided me with all the excitement, thrills, laughter (along with
various aches and pains) to satisfy a dream and provide moments to
remember the rest of my life. It was my chance to live the major
league dream, complete with the facilities, uniform and accessories.?
http://www.larsonallen.com/effect/Summer04/ZeroG.pdf
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Roy Thackerson - The Fingerless Fiddler
?Roy Thackerson is not only amazing but is "incredible" when you
realize the obstacles that he has overcome and the many adjustments
Roy has made in his life to become such a talented musician.?
?Roy equiped with a quick wit, grace and charm to supplement his
musical abilities, is a musician's musician, yet he is reluctant to
indulge in self-promotion. After his childhood injuries, Roy told his
family, "Someday I will play on the Grand Old Opry." He is one of the
lucky individuals who have their childhood dreams come true.?
http://fingerlessfiddler.com/_wsn/page2.html
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Taryn Wolfe
?Ever since she began dancing around the house on her toes as a little
girl, Taryn Wolfe dreamed of becoming a professional ballet performer
on the national stage.?
?On Feb. 8, Taryn's childhood dream came true. She was asked to join
The New York City Ballet as a corps member, called up to rehearse for
an injured dancer. Assuming she was just being asked to temporarily
fill in, Taryn was thrilled to learn she was to become a permanent
corps member.
Through a passionate commitment to her craft, years of dedication,
hard work and aching feet, Taryn has achieved her ultimate goal.?
The Examiner
http://www.examiner.net/stories/021705/eil_021705002.shtml
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Keith Sweat - African American singer
?KEITH Sweat believes in two things: premonitions and love. He has
good reason to believe in both. His persistent premonitions as a child
growing up in Harlems Grant Projects told him he was going to be a
star.?(. . .) That's when Sweat started singing them himself. And
that?s when he got his record deal and, with it, a once-in a-lifetime
shot at making his childhood dreams come true.?
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?But one question lingers. Now that he has made his childhood fantasy
come true, now that his heart has mended and the old hurts are just a
distant memory, can a former mailroom clerk from the Harlem projects
handle the weighty pressures of real-life stardom and, most important,
fulfill the promise of his first album to Make It Last Forever? A slow
smile illuminates his Face. "As long as I keep my feet on the ground,"
he says, reaching for the phone to book a flight to L.A.?
Ebony, Sept, 1992 http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_n11_v47/ai_12513544
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Peter Breiner
?Peter Breiner, 47, a composer, arranger, conductor and pianist, grew
up in what was Czechoslovakia and came to Canada in 1992.?
"When you spend five hours a day playing piano, you don't make many
friends,'' he says of his youth. ``Maybe I wasn't entirely happy. But
these days, it's a blessing to have your hobby for a job. And now I
have my friends. I play soccer with them maybe three times a week.
Maybe I missed something when I was a boy, but it paid off. All my
childhood dreams came true: to conduct, to play piano, to write music.
I'm the lucky one. I'm in a happy place.A happy place with a huge TV
(it almost hides his grand piano) in the living room so he can watch
the Olympics. They'll be playing his songs.?
Toronto Star, Canada, August 15th, 2004
http://www.interlog.com/~pbreiner/newscan.html
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?Ziraldo Alves Pinto was born on October 24, in the town of Caratinga,
in the State of Minas Gerais. He is the eldest of a family of seven
brothers.?
?Ziraldo loves drawing since a very tender age. He used to draw
everywhere - on the sidewalks, walls, classrooms... Another passion of
his since childhood is reading. He would read whatever fell into his
hands: Monteiro Lobato, Viriato Correa, Clemente Luz (The Magician),
and all the comics that were then published. By that time, upon
reading the pages of his first comic book, he felt that this is where
his future would be.?
?In the early 60's his childhood dream came true: Ziraldo became a
comics author and launched the first Brazilian comics book by a single
author.?
http://ziraldo.com/history/biograph.htm
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History behind Family Restaurant- 'Wendy's'
Dave Thomas had a rough life.
?Born in 1932 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, he was adopted at the age
of 6 weeks into the home of a loving couple, Rex and Auleva Thomas.?
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?It took twelve months, but Dave's childhood dream came true when he
opened his very own Wendy's Old-Fashioned Hamburger Restaurant in
Columbus, Ohio.
He named his restuarant after his adorable baby girl, Melinda Lou, her
nickname, "Wendy"
http://www.marriageromance.com/stories/11069339460.htm
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Sharon Dennis Wyeth ?Author
?QUESTION: What made you become a children's author?
ANSWER: When I was a child, my favorite thing was reading! The library
was my home away from home! Picking out a book all by myself made me
feel powerful. I began to dream about becoming a children's author
someday. But first I had a few other jobs!?
?Sharon's childhood dream came true in 1989, when her first children's
book was published. Today, she has written nearly fifty books and is
also a mom.?
http://sharondenniswyeth.com/sdbiopg.html
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Heather Lindell ? Actress
?Lindell says that "before I even knew what a performer was, I was
one! I started singing before I could formulate sentences and even
playing make-believe with my dolls was an early form of acting."
?Last summer her childhood dream came true when she was cast in the
Tony Award winning Broadway musical Hairspray.?
http://www.soapcentral.com/days/theactors/lindell.php
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Carrying the Olympic Torch is the ultimate honor.
Jami Palmer, Miss Utah 2000
?On February 8, 2002 a childhood dream came true. Ever since I can
remember I have watched the Olympics on television with my family. I
was awe struck and very honored when I found out I was going to be an
Olympic torchbearer.?
http://www.missamerica.org/newsletter/spring2002/olympic.asp
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