There's that famous Barry Switzer quote about some people being born on third base. Harrison Beck thought he hit a walk-off grand slam to win the World Series in Game 7 and in reality he was watching the grounds crew mow the outfield of the local YMCA field on a Tuesday afternoon.
I had a lot of self confidence as a football player until I went to my first camp in Lincoln in the early '80's. It was pretty obvious immediately that all the other kids in the group had as much confidence, talent, etc. and were all bigger and faster.
That's why I was not so surprised when the D1 scholarships didn't come rolling in.
Beck must not have been to too many camps.