"He was a very competitive kid, a skinny little runt, " McKnight recalled.

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When I was a kid very few grownups played video games.

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His former bus driver, Marsha Moskowitz, told CNN affiliate WABC that he was "a nice kid, very polite" like his brother.

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Mr. RANDY AHRENS (Football Coach): He was just a very, you know, hardworking kid.

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"Jesus looked the right amount like Andrea and he's a very patient and hard-working kid, " Mr. Fleischner said.

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"What you're getting is a very athletic player, a great kid, smart kid, engineering major, " Reid said of Fisher, who really began to draw attention with a strong Senior Bowl, showing he could handle the highest level of competition.

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When you go to -- inland, further into Java, there are just incredible places like Yogya, old ancient temples, and places that I have very fond memories of visiting when I was a kid.

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The great thing about being a kid is that you are mostly around other kids, and children are generally very open about what they think and ask questions when they don't understand.

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It's very seamless when you blend between the real kid and their digital replacement - that's definitely a step forward.

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For instance, when I was very young, you know, my parents were still married, and I lived sort of kind of a typical kid in small-town Kansas life.

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