02-16-2017, 02:32 PM
(01-04-2017, 04:11 PM)McC Wrote: Not sure where to put this so I'll stick it here and let the chips fall where they will.
Has anybody ever played alongside someone who went on to become a pro athlete? My question is---how much better than everyone else is a future pro?
The best I ever played with seemed pretty good but none of them were anywhere near pro caliber. I'm just trying to imagine what these kind of guys look like in HS.
I'm thinking mainly football but any sport would be relevant.
I played Little League all the way through High School with a guy who made it to AAA with the Royals organization (he had shoulder surgery and it became apparent he would never reach the major leagues). He was by far and away the best player on the field at all times. He hit over .700 our senior season with some insane amount of home runs. We lost track of each other because I went to college and he signed a contract, but I always hoped he would make it to the majors.
I have a friend now who played two years in the NFL and he has said, not bragging, that he was never really pushed or tested until he got to Michigan.
