I started playing baseball at age 6. I had broken my left arm (I'm naturally left handed), so I learned to throw and halfway bat right handed.
By age 8, I was playing in the local Cub Scout League, where I led everyone in being hit by the pitch and broke my nose being hit while pitching by a line drive.
Up to the age of 13 I played little league, where I drew the most walks and developed a potent arm playing the outfield.
Freshman year of high school, I played one game because 2 guys were hurt and if I didn't play we had to forfeit the game. I hit 2 home runs (one a grand slam), drove in 6 runs and threw out 2 runners in the field. After the game I walked up to the coach and quit.
After high school, I played sand lot ball until I went to a Chicago White Sox tryout. I was told that if I learned to hit a slider, I could come back and they'd sign me.
I couldn't, so I spent the next years playing softball, retiring at age 43.
I have a really good outside shot with a basketball, but couldn't make the basketball team because I was only 5'2" until after my sophomore year, when I finally started to grow (I'm 6'1" now). So I played in the Industrial Leagues and in open tournaments until I retired at age 39.
Football? Even though I could catch almost anything I could get at least one hand on, I was relegated to sand lot because for a long time I was only 5'2" and weighed 130lbs. (probably soaking wet).
Never learned to ice skate, so I didn't even try ice hockey. We had no ice skating facility in my area.
So that's it. My semi-life as a part time jock.
Any questions?
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