I was captain of my college fencing team.
"I'm not a natural athlete (to put it mildly), but when I fenced, my intelligence, perseverance and training, and pure scrappiness allowed me to beat fencers who had far better technique."

"I'm not a natural athlete (to put it mildly), but when I fenced, my intelligence, perseverance and training, and pure scrappiness allowed me to beat fencers who had far better technique."