1) My brother. He was on the team in high school and my dad is an engineer mentor for the team. I remember during the last couple weeks of build season, my mom and I hardly would hardly ever see them... and when we did they would talk about the robot!
They came back from their first national competition with sooo many great stories about how fun it was. I could tell it was something my brother really loved, and he spent the summer before I entered high school convincing me to join. I joined, and had a good time that fall and during the build season. and I was addicted after my first regional...
2) I really am interested in math/science/technology kind of stuff, so there's a good chance I would have ended up on the team without my brother's encouragement. But I think that having someone give me advice and encourage me to join and get involved helped me become one of the most active members and a driver. I probably would have been too shy to get very involved otherwise.
3) Not everyone can say they were on a robotics team/drove a robot in high school... I like that I'm involved in something that's kind of unique but WAY cool!