<p>Several years back, my friend regularly spent her weekends driving her stepdaughters up and down the state to volleyball tournaments. They were PASSIONATE about volleyball. Good grades, high test scores and this passion resulted in their acceptances to Stanford and Harvard (not as recruited athlete, though, as they were not that good) After graduation from high school, these girls never picked up a volleyball again… To this day, my friend is furious that even she was duped into believing that they were passionate about their sport.</p>