Growing up, athletics was not my cup of tea. I'm just not athletically inclined. I stink at almost anything sportsy. Except volleyball. My 2 inch vertical leap is amazing. Part of me wonders why I wasn't given the athletic gene. But that part is relatively small. I really don't have a passion about athletics. But Nick loves sports. Basketball is his favorite. And he got to play on a team this year. Right now he is running track. He gets excited about playing on the teams. The deal is that he got my genetic (lack of) ability when it comes to athletics. Except swimming. He is a natural in the water. That is a sport in which he would excel. But his lack of natural ability in other sports does not slow him down. (Pun intended) He gets out on the court and chases that ball with joy. He runs and jumps with a love for the activity. And even if he isn't the first place (today he coined the phrase "first to last" to define his position in his heat), I still love to see...