My first year in high school, I tried out for the water polo team. Our coach—whom I liked—doubled as the head baseball coach, and he had never played water polo and couldn't swim. As the season progressed, we learned the basics and began to gel as a team. I discovered his baseball teams consistently went to the league championships, and he held the league record for most coaching wins. Many of his players earned college scholarships, and several were playing major league baseball.
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