My dad used to tell me that Carl Lewis could run as fast as a car. Therefore I used to believe, that if I placed myself next to a car that was about to start, and was able to catch up with it while it accelerated, I could be the next Olympic champion.
A childhood belief about cars

others believed things like this
- When I was little I used to believe that comedian Jerry Lewis and rocker Jerry Lee Lewis were the same person.— Paul
- I used to think that drivers accelerated by turning the steering wheel.Anon
- I used to beleive that you could catch yourself sleeping if you woke up fast enough.— Amber
- I used to think that if I was swinging on a swing fast enough, I could jump off it and start flying.— Nick
- I used to think that the Huey Lewis and the News song "I Want a New Drug" went "I Want a New Truck".— Chloe
- I used to believe that Sheri Lewis from the show Lambchop was my Auntie Rose. the look so much a like!— Nirveli