I lacked the delusion: Star athletes had to be delusional enough to think they could withstand physics and gravity enough to fly up onto the first-place podium and shine with the sheer force of athletic ability; there was nothing more bold than a star, after all, visible with the human naked eye despite its death eons ago. To be a star there could never be any room for self-doubt, which was where people like you and Luke thrived, as you both were larger-than-life characters who kicked out any lingering whiffs of insecurity by the sheer volume of your egos;
