When I was little, I used to think that the shoulder pads worn by American football players were actually their muscles.
A childhood belief about sport

others believed things like this
- When I was little, I used to believe that football players really had shoulders that big.— Angie
- I thought that eating chicken gave me muscles (chicken and muscles sound the same in Mandarin).— NG
- I used to believe my middle name was spelled "Worn" it is "Warren"— Bart
- I used to believe that the meat you eat is turning to be your own muscles.— Yossi
- If you eat your fruits and vegetables you will grow much faster and your muscles will be very happy!— Bruno
- I used to believe that records were the power source for record players.— bob