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title: "19 Growth Spurt Quotes by 19 authors"
description: "Browse 19 Growth Spurt quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Growth Spurt sayings and thoughts."
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> [I hit a big growth spurt between my 10th and 11th grade years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-hood/i-hit-a-big-growth-spurt-between-my-10th-and-11th-grade-years/)

[Rodney Hood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-hood/)

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> [I did not have implants, I just had a growth spurt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/britney-spears/i-did-not-have-implants-i-just-had-a-growth-spurt/)

[Britney Spears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/britney-spears/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c3/britney-spears-1356_change_i-did-not-have-implants-i-just-had-a-gro_3160477.jpg)

> [Once I got to high school and hit my growth spurt, nobody really messed with me anymore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kane-brown/once-i-got-to-high-school-and-hit-my-growth-spurt-nobody-really/)

[Kane Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kane-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b57/kane-brown-5652_growth_once-i-got-to-high-school-and-hit-my-gro_271915.jpg)

> [I hit a growth spurt between my sophomore and junior year of high school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/darren-waller/i-hit-a-growth-spurt-between-my-sophomore-and-junior-year-of-high/)

[Darren Waller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/darren-waller/)

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> [I was always tall, but I had a real growth spurt between 12 and 14.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luol-deng/i-was-always-tall-but-i-had-a-real-growth-spurt-between-12-and-14/)

[Luol Deng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luol-deng/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/357/luol-deng-4848_always_i-was-always-tall-but-i-had-a-real-growt_1099918.jpg)

> [When I got to Central Arkansas, I was a small, slim guy with little chance of playing in the NBA. Then, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scottie-pippen/when-i-got-to-central-arkansas-i-was-a-small-slim-guy-with-little/)

[Scottie Pippen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scottie-pippen/)

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> [I had a growth spurt after my junior year that left me in a goofy state - which I'm still in, by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sale/i-had-a-growth-spurt-after-my-junior-year-that-left-me-in-a-goofy/)

[Chris Sale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sale/)

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> [We move the cows every day to a new spot which allows the grass time to recuperate and go through its what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-salatin/we-move-the-cows-every-day-to-a-new-spot-which-allows-the-grass-time/)

[Joel Salatin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-salatin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0e/joel-salatin-3103_cows_we-move-the-cows-every-day-to-a-new-spot_1231522.png)

> [“Of course there were plateaus, periods when my results leveled off while I internalized the information necessary for my next growth spurt,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-waitzkin/of-course-there-were-plateaus-periods-when-my-results-leveled-off/)

[Josh Waitzkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-waitzkin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/466/josh-waitzkin-24153_growth_of-course-there-were-plateaus-periods-wh_1993661.jpg)

> [A rich diet does lead to earlier puberty but to my knowledge it does not student the adolescent growth spurt. Early pregnancy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-h-steckel/a-rich-diet-does-lead-to-earlier-puberty-but-to-my-knowledge-it-does/)

[Richard H. Steckel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-h-steckel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6aa/richard-h-steckel-37655_growth_a-rich-diet-does-lead-to-earlier-puberty_2061822.jpg)

> [I was always small. I was a leadoff hitter growing up, until I was 13 or 14 years old and had a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-braun/i-was-always-small-i-was-a-leadoff-hitter-growing-up-until-i-was-13/)

[Ryan Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-braun/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a3/ryan-braun-62016_baseball_i-was-always-small-i-was-a-leadoff-hitte_2318040.png)

> [I was 5-6, a little chubby, spot-up 3-point shooter. So I couldn't blame the schools for not recruiting me. But then my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-j-mccollum/i-was-5-6-a-little-chubby-spot-up-3-point-shooter-so-i-couldn-t-blame/)

[C. J. McCollum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-j-mccollum/)

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> [I was quite small; then I had a big growth spurt that led to a problem with my back, which stopped me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gareth-bale/i-was-quite-small-then-i-had-a-big-growth-spurt-that-led-to-a-problem/)

[Gareth Bale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gareth-bale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f6/gareth-bale-14402_back_i-was-quite-small-then-i-had-a-big-growt_1317906.jpg)

> [When I was in the ninth grade, I was about 5-foot-9, 5-foot-10. And then all of a sudden, during the summer before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-correa/when-i-was-in-the-ninth-grade-i-was-about-5-foot-9-5-foot-10-and-then/)

[Carlos Correa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-correa/)

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> [As every parent knows, children go through an adolescent growth spurt, during which they put on inches at an alarming rate. Humans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-leakey/as-every-parent-knows-children-go-through-an-adolescent-growth-spurt/)

[Richard Leakey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-leakey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5df/richard-leakey-14374_adulthood_as-every-parent-knows-children-go-throug_2917846.png)

> [I think sometimes when you can feel the velocity of change, like nowadays, you really need a seat belt. It's almost like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-paulson/i-think-sometimes-when-you-can-feel-the-velocity-of-change-like/)

[Sarah Paulson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-paulson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da1/sarah-paulson-8554_change_i-think-sometimes-when-you-can-feel-the_112881.jpg)

> [I wasn't tall enough to play basketball. I hit my growth spurt in ninth grade, but I'm 6-5. That's point-guard height.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-williams/i-wasn-t-tall-enough-to-play-basketball-i-hit-my-growth-spurt-in/)

[Trent Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-williams/)

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> [When I was younger I was always big; I was a fat boy at school. I had an early growth spurt, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/when-i-was-younger-i-was-always-big-i-was-a-fat-boy-at-school-i-had/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/365/alfred-molina-18327_bigs_when-i-was-younger-i-was-always-big-i-wa_1605495.jpg)

> [I had problems growing up. I had a sudden growth spurt at 15 or 16, and I got a lot of injuries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruben-loftus-cheek/i-had-problems-growing-up-i-had-a-sudden-growth-spurt-at-15-or-16-and/)

[Ruben Loftus-Cheek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruben-loftus-cheek/)

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