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[quote=Anonymous]I did it to go to college. My father abandoned us and my mother was a severe addict. The sport was not lucrative but I was rated top 3 nationally and did receive a full scholarship. Given the poor odds in hindsight the scholarship route in some respects was not rational but I was good enough in 10th grade to make it realistic. I am not sure I enjoyed it. I had reasons to be intensely competitive and viewed every competition as a zero sum game. My parents did not go to college and unlike them I was a very good student with high grades, AP courses and high scores. On my own since age 18 and I never get used to DCUM parents and how involved they are in their kids’ lives. I did whatever I wanted to at 18 and because accountability was so important never drank or did drugs or neglected studies and was cautious around women. No safety nets for poor kids. [/quote]
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