I was a sidelines child: never class president, never team captain, never the one with the most valentines in my box.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
When I was a teen, I was never really into the captain of the football team or the student body president. The guys I liked were quirky and different: They listened to music I'd never heard of, never had lunch or gas money, and could always make you laugh.
I ran the high school newspaper and was in student government. I played sports my whole life but was never picked as captain.
The captain thing was really an honor, and it was really flattering for me. It was really something that I didn't expect, and I would say that was the highlight of my career so far, being elected captain by my peers.
I was class president, on the cheerleading squad, in a competitive show choir, and in, like, six different clubs.
I'm like the kid in kindergarten; I really do send valentines to everyone.
I was involved in a bunch of school activities - I was a cheerleader, I was on the chess team, I was vice president of my class.
I remember going through the cafeteria line and telling every kid that Nixon was in favor of school on Saturdays. It was my first political trick.
I was the Marlon Brando of my generation.
I guess I was one of the popular kids. I played soccer, I was class president - I even dated the homecoming queen.
Throughout my entire life, I've always been a captain. I was the captain of my high school team. I was the captain at Oklahoma State University. I was the captain of the 2008 Olympic team.