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I love most sports. That doesn't necessarily mean that I am good at all sports, but I can play most of them. I play tennis, soccer, and ice hockey intramurally, through Sig Ep.
I was brought up on tennis, and I have always tried to excel. I still remember waking up extra early in the morning when the family was on vacation to play tennis with my father. We would hit for a while and then play a set or two. He always kept it close, but never let me win. It wasn't till a few years ago that I beat him for the first time, and not till very recently that I actually considered myself on the same level as him. What was always nice about playing with him early in the morning was knowing that everyone else was asleep and I was out with my father. After we played we would get in the car and go to the nearest town for breakfast. On the way we would listen to music, mostly Harry Chapin. For those of you who don't know Harry Chapin, I highly recommend you go to his Fan Club's Home Page and check out some of his lyrics, at the least. Most of his songs tell a story, and most have important morals. Truly they are some of the first morals I learned besides those my parents tought me. I still remember listening to "The Rock" and "Flowers are Red" over and over again.
Soccer is probably the most interesting sport for me. I consider myself to be quite good at soccer, but I have a long way to go. I play soccer with my older brothers' friends. They are all very good, and it pushes me to be my best. However, I always know that I have so much further to go. Every time I play I come up with new things that I have to work on. I criticize my play so much that at times I think that I am horrible...but my brother Mike is always there with words of encouragement that push me to strive for more, and love what I have. Mike is definately the best player that I know. He has a sense of the ball, and seems to be able to do whatever he wants with it. He is always where the pass is going, whether it is a pass from his team or the other. He is amazing on offense, which is where I am weakest. Whenever I am playing against him, though, I love being on D when he is on O, because that is when I play me best...and when I can beat him there, I know that I have learned.
I love skiing. If it weren't for the expense I would ski all the time. Skiing is one of the few areas where I differ in views with my oldest brother Mike. He loves to work on his form, where as I love the thrill of danger. My middle brother, Jeremy, is just like me. We both push each other, going down the toughest slopes, with the biggest moguls, and always competing. I never mind losing to him though. I spent all of eighth and ninth grade idolizing my brother. He was one of the most popular people in our high school, and at MIT. I always strove to be just like him. Yet when I think about it, part of me always wanted to be different too. I ended up at the same college as him, and the same fraternity, but I have already carved my own area. Part of my shutters every time I here, "You are nothing like your brother", and part of me rejoices. I truly admire my brother Jeremy, and yet I always feel comfortable around him. Unfortunately ( going back to skiing) he has moved on to Snow Boarding, and I prefer skiing. It will be some time before we can go down the same slopes together again, but I can't wait.
Ice Hockey is my newest found pleasure. It was something that Jeremy said I would love, and prepared me well for. When I first got up to Sig Ep, I was immediately recruited by Hoffa, a good friend who is a Senior now. I truly sucked at Ice Hockey my first time out, but I am getting to understand it now. My skating is getting better and I am learning where I should be at all times. It is one of the toughest sports because it combines skating, which I am still learning, control, which I can learn, and size, which I don't quite have. I am 5'10" and somewhat muscular, but I still have a long ways to go. I can easily take a check, but giving them is still tough. This is part of sports that I haven't had to deal with. I never played football, so my sports experience has never included extreme body contact. I don't get hurt, but it is tough keeping control of the puck when someone twice as big as you rams you into a wall.
Partying, a new and very interesting recent addition to my life. I wasn't going to write about this, but since I just got back from a party a guess I should. I was at a fraternity party early this evening talking with a friend of mine and we both thought it was great that when you come to college there are parties every weekend, with lots of new and interesting people (women especially), free alcohol, and usually enough room to breath. Unfortunately tonight's party was missing the third quality, which is why I am still sober enough to write. Parties at college are definately great. Being in a fraternity, there are always lots of people you know, while being in Boston means there are lots of people you don't know. Since you have lots of friends, even if things get out of hand, either your drinking, or someone else being an ass, there is someone there to help you out. Since there are lots of people you don't know, you can make lots of first impressions on as many women as you want...so if you mess up, say something stupid, or trip and spill your beer on the first, try, try again. I believe I hold our pledge class's record for being turned down by the most women in a night. I guess I get turned down by so many women because I can't dance for my life and I am a pretty poor conversationalist when I first meet someone. Still, I keep trying.
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