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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]American football and basketball require a certain physiology - unfortunately you wouldn't realize you can never be that build until after its too late to pick up soccer. [/quote]

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[b]You can wake-up tall or big in HS and start playing basketball or football and make it to college or pros
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You can't start playing soccer in HS and make it[/quote]

I understand in a way what you are saying, but disagree. The likelihood of never playing basketball before and waking up as a 7'-0" guy and making it to the pros is extremely difficult.  There's a tremendous amount of work to get there and I would say a lot of athletic ability and athletic IQ needed.  There are stories of folks doing it, such as Hakeem Olajuwon, who didn't play basketball until 15, but ironically, played soccer goalie when younger.

You will hear occasional stories of wrestlers becoming lineman and such, but much like everyone else, they are already high level athletes.  Just because you are an exceptionally tall or large human doesn't mean that you'll be a D1 or pro level player.

I get what you are saying about too about soccer, but is it really any different than any other sport?  Unless you are some sort of athletic savant, it's unlikely that you can just start playing in HS and be college player.    Dave Winfield is a pretty wild story.  Ask a high schooler, he was drafted in 4 different leagues in 3 different sports. MLB Baseball, NBA and ABA Basketball and the NFL - and he never played a down of football.

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We can find several examples of people who started playing basketball and football in HS and went on to play college and pros
(the PP didn't say it was easy and common)

There are no examples of players who started playing soccer at HS ages and made it to the highest levels [/quote]
Alex Morgan started playing soccer at high school age [/quote]

Even though this reference is laughable in the context of this conversation about men professional players, her bio apparently needs updating

"She was a multi-sport athlete growing up and began playing soccer at an early age with the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) and her father was among her first coaches"[/quote]

In the movie about a kid who gets coached by her (in a movie magical way), they note didn't play club until she was 13.[/quote]

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