How Was I Branded "Mouse"

So here is a topic that I have been asked many times in the past. How did I get the name Mouse. Like many peoples nicknames there usually is a simple story behind them. Of course the ones that were self given are pretty lame and miserable. But not I. Reasons of my name are:

1: I am pretty damn short for guy. That's duh. So therefore the name fit pretty well.

2: One day we all were playing football, at White Plains Middle School. Im pretty sure when I was about 12 or 13. Im not really sure. Being my size and low to the ground, I was/am quick on my feet. I'd be able to evade most tackles and use my dexterity to move the ball down the field. This one time, I guess I thought I was too fast, I decided that I would try to fit in between two cats (no pun intended) much larger than me. As you can imagine I failed, and they both tackled me as hard as they could. Instead of making a manly grunt noise when I was tackled. I was hit in the stomach and made a SQUEAK noise. This was unintentional of course. But it happened anyway. Be it as it may, people began to tease me calling me Mouse. I did not take it as a tease, rather a cool name that I wouldn't mind having. So there began the name Mouse.

3. Ironically Ive always been a fan of Mickey Mouse, and his cartoons influenced me to become an animator. So there is another slight reason of why the name Mouse stuck so well. Mainly because of this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT5ucWolPhw cartoon, is that why Mickey Mouse was such an influence.

So there you have. How I got the name Mouse.