"A team? Well, I'm on the football team, and I'm on the baseball team too," he said, after a moment's pause. The skin of her hand was impossibly soft, especially given that they were on a remote island, and he wanted to savor that for just a moment.
"Never did try out for basketball. I mean, I play some, but never tried out for the team. I guess I've got enough going on with football and baseball, and my other extra-curriculars. What about you, what do you do back home?"
He wanted to get her talking, get her to see that he was just a regular guy and not some freak. The way he talked, that was apparently to his detriment, but what he had to say, that might just win her over.