He had better luck at basketball. He spent many an hour hitting game-winning shots in his driveway, starring in his own imaginary games, which he unfolded in meticulous detail by the strobe of a country porch light. Unfortunately, a seventh grade growth spurt moved him from point guard to back-up center and his career never quite recovered. He was cut from the junior-varsity squad his sophomore year and spent the rest of high school on the tennis courts. He is 25, single, and lives in St. Louis.
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