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>1. How receptive would you have been when you were 14-15 to >being told that a sport that maybe wasn't your favorite might >be your best shot to be good?
Ennh. I played little league baseball up until I was about 13. I had a Bubble gum arm, and couldn't hit a beach ball with a boat oar. but that didn't stop me. I played for the fun of it, and because everybody in my neighborhood played. I knew that Little League was the end of the line. I was pretty good at football, though. I played flag as a kid, then moved on to full equipment and eventually High School Football. Two things screwed me up: I was a fat kid, so I was a lineman. But the summer of 8th grade, I lost a ton of weight, so I was skinny, but had never been a skill position player. Also, I'm short as shit, so being a short skinny lineman did me no good. I played LB freshman year, and had pretty good speed, but by the time I moved up to varsity, I was literally the smallest person on the team. So, I knew I wasn't going to make any significant impact ( I got it done on special teams though. With the occasional sub-in at Guard). If I had it to do all over again, I probably would've worked out with the DB's.
> >2. How much would team demographics (joining a team that is >pretty thoroughly white) have affected a decision to change >which sport was your priority?
It wouldn't have mattered. I was basically out there just to have fun. But I learned a lot, and that helped me as a coach.
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