Ever since Steve Harrington was a small child, he wanted to play baseball. He grew up in little league, and always carried around a bat (in case a game ever happened). But in high school, Harrington was selected for the basketball team, and not the baseball team. Well thats fine, he would play basketball then. But no college came to see Harrington play, and nobody wanted him. So he figured that must mean he just had not found the right sport yet. So he picked up a hockey stick for the first time at 18. And he was the best at it, obviously, because he was always destined for greatness. So the truth is that no, Harrington hadn't always wanted to play hockey. He wasn't particularly drawn to the sport. But he always wanted to be great. And in hockey is where he found his greatness. Baseball would have been fine too but he sucked.