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Taylor Kenyon: The three sport athlete
Derek Gibbons, Sports Editor
Issue date: 2/14/08 Section: Sports
Taylor Kenyon was trotting around the bases after hitting her first ever homerun in little league. She was so proud. But the person she believed to have made the most proud was her brother, Duncan, who was on the same team as her.
"I was so excited because I knew that my brother would be so proud," Taylor exclaimed, "and when I crossed home plate, all my teammates were there, except my brother. He missed it because he had to poop."
At the time, Taylor, found it sad, but now finds it hilarious when she thinks about it.
Taylor, who was born and raised in Bennington, Vermont, was not always the sporty-type. In fact, she described herself as a "girly-type" and played with Barbie's and Polly Pockets as a child. It was her brother, Duncan, who got her interested in playing sports.
"I'd bargain with him that if he played dolls with me, I'd throw baseballs to him so he could hit them."
Duncan was a big influence on her
and pushed her into playing sports with him when they were young. It started when Duncan wanted Taylor to play soccer. She complained to her mother that just because Duncan wanted to play, doesn't mean she wanted to play too. At first she did not like the idea of playing soccer, but had a change of heart when she started playing and making new friends.
"After a while I started making new friends and ended up loving soccer."
One memory that stays fresh in Taylor's mind was in fifth grade when she started playing travel soccer. She described a player on the opposing team as a teeny girl, who always wore headbands, and her name was Alice. Taylor remembers saying to herself, "What kind of a name is Alice?" Turns out, the girl who she thought was weird, is now her best friend.
In High School, Taylor was a three sport athlete and excelled the most in softball which was also the sport she enjoyed the most. She enjoyed softball the most because of the great group of girls she played with and her coach was "the sweetest man ever" and ran the team in a laid back fashion.
"I was so excited because I knew that my brother would be so proud," Taylor exclaimed, "and when I crossed home plate, all my teammates were there, except my brother. He missed it because he had to poop."
At the time, Taylor, found it sad, but now finds it hilarious when she thinks about it.
Taylor, who was born and raised in Bennington, Vermont, was not always the sporty-type. In fact, she described herself as a "girly-type" and played with Barbie's and Polly Pockets as a child. It was her brother, Duncan, who got her interested in playing sports.
"I'd bargain with him that if he played dolls with me, I'd throw baseballs to him so he could hit them."
Duncan was a big influence on her
and pushed her into playing sports with him when they were young. It started when Duncan wanted Taylor to play soccer. She complained to her mother that just because Duncan wanted to play, doesn't mean she wanted to play too. At first she did not like the idea of playing soccer, but had a change of heart when she started playing and making new friends.
"After a while I started making new friends and ended up loving soccer."
One memory that stays fresh in Taylor's mind was in fifth grade when she started playing travel soccer. She described a player on the opposing team as a teeny girl, who always wore headbands, and her name was Alice. Taylor remembers saying to herself, "What kind of a name is Alice?" Turns out, the girl who she thought was weird, is now her best friend.
In High School, Taylor was a three sport athlete and excelled the most in softball which was also the sport she enjoyed the most. She enjoyed softball the most because of the great group of girls she played with and her coach was "the sweetest man ever" and ran the team in a laid back fashion.
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