Athletics provided a life preserver for me, and that maybe kept me out of trouble. I never partied in high school. I mostly just dated.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In high school and college, I was an athlete.
I was into everything athletic. I played football. I ran track for a long time. I played basketball every day at home with my friends.
I got involved in athletics during physical education lessons at school.
My parents couldn't handle my energy so they enrolled me in every sport the school was offering. I didn't resent it because I loved sports and picked them up easily.
My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number of students came from more of a public school background than I did.
Growing up, I was always into sports - basketball and volleyball - but I wasn't really a runner.
I remember growing up, having sports to go to, having recess, those were the things I looked forward to. Yes, I'm an athlete, but I had buddies who weren't, and they looked forward to it, too.
I grew up an athlete. Track and field and dance. In track, I actually went to the Junior Olympics. I've always been very athletic.
Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of the basketball team at Princeton.
I ran track for my school. I played football, but I didn't play for my high school; I played for a little league team.
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