I started out with cricket. I used to tell people I was an all rounder....mainly because I couldn't bat, couldn't bowl, couldn't field haha
However, I was a state competition water skier, and was also (despite being small) a very good school reps halfback, who actually came through playing against Jason Taylor (St Greg's college), I went to Macarthur Anglican. St Greg's was always the best school (they were a selective sports one after all), but we were always 2nd best.
The sad part in that, is that I was extremely good, but my career was completely messed up and halted by forces completely out of my control. I was at a movie theatre very late at night in Campbelltown, and witnessed my then Rugby League coach (and school teacher) arm in arm with a school student (year 10). If only he never saw me
I then made the mistake of telling my Aunt (who raised me), I'm not sure what happened from that point, apart from being removed from any activity in sports, and I was unable to attend any of his classes.
Yep, typical Ryan kind of luck.