Mr. Berger, a native of Buffalo, developed his interest in speech through a boyhood ambition to be a radio announcer.

His boyhood ambition was to be a soldier, but West Point turned him down because of his eyesight.

Ranieri's boyhood ambition had been to become a chef in an Italian kitchen.

Like his singular boyhood ambition to reach the Speaker's chair, he pursued some ideas for years - lowering taxes, to name just one.

It was the realization of a boyhood ambition.

While his early boyhood ambition was to become a streetcar driver, streetcars later gave way to motorcycles and automobiles.

A goalie, LaTulippe's boyhood ambition was to play for the university.

According to a drawing published by H. T. Webster in 1916, he had a boyhood ambition to be a railway conductor.

His boyhood ambition was to become a professional soccer player.

And now he's returning to the scene of his boyhood ambitions.