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    Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg Feb 23

    Little-known fact about Jessica: She is a natural athlete, and extremely competitive. She was a (soccer) goalkeeper in HS, and when asked how to do it well, her advice was "If you make them afraid of you, that's half the battle."

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      1. Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg Feb 23

        Early in our relationship she joined a coed soccer team I played for. When someone on the opposing team had the ball in the penalty area, she would just take them out. They were not expecting that.

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      2. J. Adam Moore  🗯‏ @ox_n Feb 23
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        Who is Jessica?

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      3. FRKSPK  🚀 $ICX 2  🌕  🚀‏ @FRKSPK Feb 23
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        His waifu

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      1. Davis Dudchock‏ @ddudchock3 Feb 23
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        Love this!

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      1. GJ Sequeira  ✊‏ @gjsequeira Feb 23
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      1. Tim Sabu‏ @timsabu Feb 23
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        I used to be a defender and I can say this is absolutely true. Running right into the opponent scares them often.

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      1. Jethro Dull‏ @Wright_ap Feb 23
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        This is so, so very correct. My son was an outstanding 'keeper in HS and he made sure that everyone - opponents, teammates, coaches, refs, thought that he was psychotic. His unpredictability stopped a lot of challenges before they could even materialize.

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      2. Moonwind‏ @chuck_daniels_ Feb 23
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        Have you compiled your “key to doing it well” questions and answers anywhere? An essay that I’m missing?

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      3. Moonwind‏ @chuck_daniels_ Feb 23
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        Moonwind Retweeted Paul Graham

        Thinking about this sort of thing as wellhttps://twitter.com/paulg/status/1350540823868411913?s=20 …

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        Paul GrahamVerified account @paulg
        I met a guy who spent several years jumping dirt bikes. I asked him, as I often do when I meet people with unusual skills, what was the key to doing it well. His answer: "Committing."
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      1. Alexander Mueller‏ @capnion Feb 23
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        yeah cross sport goalie is more a psy ops position than you would think

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