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I was a pretty good football and soccer player when I was in shape. I can play any position in either sport competently (except goalie), though I prefer to play midfield in soccer, and linebacker or defensive line in football. I'm not big, 5'6" and 165 lbs, but I am blazing quick, strong for my size, and I have very good technique. It is very hard for an offensive line to keep me out of the backfield if I want to be there, and it is difficult for even an above average athlete to beat me when I'm playing offense and blocking. In soccer I am nearly ambidextrous, and a very tough defender. I also pass well, and have a good shot from outside. These ended up being my favorite sports to play by far, but I know that I wouldn't have been as good as I was if it weren't for wrestling in high school, and Judo in college. These sports helped my balance, timing, conditioning and flexibility immensely, and made me into a college athlete, even though I was never more than mediocre at the highest levels of competition in either one.
As for games, I love them. We played a lot of Scrabble, Monopoly and Risk when I was younger, and when I was 14 I discovered the wonderful world of wargaming with Avalon Hill's Midway. Within a year I had entered and won a tournament at the local University, playing a game that I had only seen for the first time that morning. At 16 I placed 7th out of 249 or so contestents in a two day Diplomacy tourney at Origins in Ann Arbor. I have played many different games over the years, though the games that I know that I am good at are those that I have played many times with many people, namely Risk, Monopoly, Scrabble, and Poker. I used to run a poker game in College that was popular both amongst my college friends as well as a group of middle aged guys who did nothing but work and gamble, mostly playing poker. I can win whenever I want in Las Vegas, though it often isn't worth the trouble trying to find the right game (no pros, or only one at the table). If I don't need the cash it is usually a lot more fun to find a tougher group of players and learn a thing or two.
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As for games, I love them. We played a lot of Scrabble, Monopoly and Risk when I was younger, and when I was 14 I discovered the wonderful world of wargaming with Avalon Hill's Midway. Within a year I had entered and won a tournament at the local University, playing a game that I had only seen for the first time that morning. At 16 I placed 7th out of 249 or so contestents in a two day Diplomacy tourney at Origins in Ann Arbor. I have played many different games over the years, though the games that I know that I am good at are those that I have played many times with many people, namely Risk, Monopoly, Scrabble, and Poker. I used to run a poker game in College that was popular both amongst my college friends as well as a group of middle aged guys who did nothing but work and gamble, mostly playing poker. I can win whenever I want in Las Vegas, though it often isn't worth the trouble trying to find the right game (no pros, or only one at the table). If I don't need the cash it is usually a lot more fun to find a tougher group of players and learn a thing or two.
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