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Originally posted by: Darth Simon

Kam, Obi-Wan never said he first met Anakin as an adult or during the clone wars. He said (from the script of ANH i foun online, draft 4)

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BEN: He was the best star-pilot in the galaxy, and a cunning warrior.
I understand you've become quite a good pilot yourself. And he was a
good friend. Which reminds me...

and from ROTJ draft 2

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BEN
When I first knew him, your father was
already a great pilot. But I was amazed how
strongly the Force was with him. I took it
upon myself to train him as a Jedi. I
thought that I could instruct him just as
well as Yoda. I was wrong. My pride has
had terrible consequences for the galaxy.

unless i missed something Obi-Wan never said how old Anakin was when they met, or that they met during the war. Just that he was a good pilot/warrior (which i guess you could infer means it was during the war, but isnt necessarily the case)

some people speak of the OT as though it was flawless and didnt contain any contridictions or plot holes until the PT came around which im sure isnt true. The whole father/son brother/sister thing as it stands in the OT can be considered somewhat shaky if you think about it.

-Darth Simon

Even at that, as far as ObiWan knows, Anakin destroyed the Trade Federation ship using skill, not alittle bit of luck. That, and he knew of the Pod Race win (ugh!) that had never been done by a human, I believe.