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28. How did you get the name Poppy?
I have always had a lot of nicknames. It all started with my Brother. His nickname back in high school was Nipper. We are a mixed family and because we both played soccer, we grew up with a lot white kids. Where I grew up in Mira Mesa aka Manila Mesa, there is a large contingent of Filipinos. During high school I used to get called white wash, because I used to hang with my soccer buddies and they were all white. It's a good thing because I probably would have been in a gang, which happened to a lot of kids I grew up with. So, being short, I was called Half Pint, who is a famous reggae legend. I listened to a lot of reggae in high school and we would go to shows all the time. When I was playing pro, one of my teammates and child hood friends started calling me hay Poppy. He got it from that stupid song that came out that said hay Poppy Poppy. My name went from Paul, to Pablo, to Papito, to Pupac (like Tupac) and finally Poppy. Poppy has stuck til this day and I even have one tattooed on my arm and on my business card. Its easier for people to remember, rather than Paul.
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