Growing up, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said he wanted to be a professional baseball player, especially for the Oakland A's. "And if that didn't work out so well then I wanted to be a teacher because teachers had such an impact on me, like my third-grade teacher. Teaching is one of the most noble professions in the world." He ended up playing professional basketball with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns.
Kevin Johnson of Sacramento —
Growing up, Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson said he wanted to be a professional baseball player, especially for the Oakland A's. "And if that didn't work out so well then I wanted to be a teacher because teachers had such an impact on me, like my third-grade teacher. Teaching is one of the most noble professions in the world." He ended up playing professional basketball with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns.
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San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, right in both photos, is pictured here with his twin brother, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas. In high school, Julian Castro thought he might go into TV journalism, marketing or advertising. At Stanford University, he "ended up double-majoring in political science and communications and I chose to go to law school instead."
Julian Castro of San Antonio —
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, right in both photos, is pictured here with his twin brother, U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas. In high school, Julian Castro thought he might go into TV journalism, marketing or advertising. At Stanford University, he "ended up double-majoring in political science and communications and I chose to go to law school instead."
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At one point, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said, he wanted to be a cop. Then, a football player. But politics was always there. "I was in student government from sixth through 12th grade," he said. "I grew up in a family of 10 and you must learn how to be a mayor or a governor in that family of 10. You learn very early on to be a politician in a big family like mine."
Michael Hancock of Denver —
At one point, Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said, he wanted to be a cop. Then, a football player. But politics was always there. "I was in student government from sixth through 12th grade," he said. "I grew up in a family of 10 and you must learn how to be a mayor or a governor in that family of 10. You learn very early on to be a politician in a big family like mine."
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Providence, Rhode Island, Mayor Angel Taveras wanted to be a lawyer. "Around the fourth or fifth grade, I saw my sister Dinora go on to college. She was the first in my family to go to college. She was seven years older and I started to see the possibilities that existed and I knew that if she did it, then I could do it, too."
Angel Taveras of Providence, Rhode Island —
Providence, Rhode Island, Mayor Angel Taveras wanted to be a lawyer. "Around the fourth or fifth grade, I saw my sister Dinora go on to college. She was the first in my family to go to college. She was seven years older and I started to see the possibilities that existed and I knew that if she did it, then I could do it, too."
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