i want to be an animator. but i've realized that animating consist of a lot of things which i'm perfectly fine with but im just a little worried about could i learn all the elements of animation? im currently 16 years old turning 17.

Yes!

Explanation:

I think you can! Animation is a AMAZING thing to get into! It is quite hard to understand at first, my brother is learning to become an animation analyst or something like that, and he was very stressed at first, but after a little bit it became a second nature to him. Your at the perfect age to learn, the more skills you learn when you are younger the wider the range of jobs and people you can interact with. I feel like this will go really good for you! Wishing you luck!!