When I was in my second last year of secondary school, I was asked to join Leinster metro (if I’ve lost you which I probably have, Leinster is a rugby team in Ireland. It’s one of the best teams in provincial rugby and is a big feeder into the Irish rugby team. Leinster metro is essentially an under 18 development squad which would later feed into the Leinster academy where you would then become a full time rugby player if you made it completely) and was then proceeded to make it into the academy for a year after I turned 18. Broke my leg in a match and obviously because I couldn’t play, they couldn’t keep me in the academy due to the duration of the injury. So basically, I had a chance of becoming a professional rugby player but due to an injury that left me out of sport for the better half of a year, my chance was over before I could develop further. Though this site is primarily American so I doubt much care about rugby or even know what Leinster is. It was a great experience and I met people I still know and communicate with 7 years later. Also people don’t really care if you were in development, they care if you made it which I didn’t.