Well, there are a few directions guys like me tend to go. [That is, if they aren't superheroes and of that caliber.] Teaching is usually the one that's ... safest. The others are all about dreaming big, so why not get some practice? [Peter knows that Fury had designs on him eventually joining up with the Ultimates, but that was a life that won't ever happen.]

Besides, one time I told one of my teachers I could do better than him. It's high time I proved it. [Even if it was a terribly stupid thing to say.]