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Old 10-10-2007, 12:13 PM
XXXNoahXXX XXXNoahXXX is offline
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Default Re: Were you picked first or last for the sports team?

I was usually a top 3 pick for every sport that we did this, although this was usually on the playground as my school gym class didn't do the pick teams thing. Also, my HS had no gym class, which I was thankful for. I hit my growth spurt pretty early though, so I was always bigger and taller than everyone else, so I was an easy early pick.

Even having "grown up" the whole pick thing still hurts when you don't get picked early. It definitely puts a chip on my shoulder when I get picked in the later rounds for basketball (my height prevents me from ever being the default kid), makes me play harder though.

It's pretty satisfying when you have to switch up teams after a few games because you were a late round suprise. I haven't played baseball in forever, so in a fast pitch game, I'd probably not pick myself high at all. Soccer is a bit more intuitive, so I think I'd be ok.
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