Watching the Olympics, has anyone here been on a sports team in Clubs, High School or College? In HS, I was on the

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Diving Team. And no matter what, remember you are number 1 and the best you there is. Love, deb.

[Walleye]

1. I was captain of my field hockey team in high school

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3. Thank you Walleye and congratulations.

[Freddie]

2. I am incredibly un-athletic

But I was in marching band 4 years HS and 4 years college!

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4. Great and thank you very much Freddie. What instrument did you play?

[Freddie]

5. Alto sax

I still play, in a community band (we don’t march!) My Dad was the HS band director so I didn’t have much choice, and then I got a scholarship at Temple contingent on being in the band. That’s how I met my husband so it was all good (go Owls!).

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8. Great and congratulations to you, Freddie.

[underpants]

6. I played left out on the football team

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Actually I was a kicker. First “soccer style” my high school had had.

Soccer team too. First year we had it so we got the crappy field.

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7. Thank you underpants.Hats off to you

[cloudbase]

9. Track and soccer in high school.

Pulled no. 7 oar on the crew team in college.

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10. Congratulations , cloudbase. Way to go.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

11. Well, don't think anything about me...

...college rifle team. Good enough to make varsity all 4 years but my teammates Joe and Liz were better than me.

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12. Thank You. very much You be you

[Pucks mom]

13. Synchronized Swimming

When I was 9 years old I placed 6th in Junior Olympics for duets. Our routine was performed to The Pink Panther by Henry Mancini. (Tells you how old I am )

My entire family of 6 kids all swam. No one could hold a candle to my 2nd oldest sister, she was good.

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14. thank you very much, Pucks mom and congratulations,

[Aristus]

15. I am the least athletically-gifted person on the planet.

My Dad, who was a superb athlete himself, bullied me into every sport I ever played. T-ball, Little League, soccer, swimming, football, you name it. I distinguished myself only by my utter incompetence in whatever sport I was playing.

My Dad was constantly coming by the practice facilities to talk to my coaches and see how I was doing.

Every coach I ever had said the exact same thing: "Well...he tries hard..."

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16. Sorry that happened to you, Aristus. You are excellent at what you are now. and you are love for it. PS I played

basketball and did diving to get out of my house as much as I could. Not because I was talented but as an escape , sorry to say. Love , you, Deb.

[Aristus]

20. Aw, SWEET!

I did finally find something I was good at, because the element of competition was optional: weight-lifting. That and regular cardio keep me in good health, but mean I can avoid humiliating myself in head-to-head competition.

[AllaN01Bear]

17. nope . did indvidual non hs sports but now just work out.

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18. AllaN01Bear. You are loved whatever your talents.

Deb

[AllaN01Bear]

19. aww m gorsh, blush.

[OldBaldy1701E]

21. Football.

Started in middle school. Played through tenth grade. When I decided to become a performer, I stopped risking my body in such endeavors. (My father was NOT pleased about this. He wanted to drag me to the farm and beat the hell out of me, but my mother knew what he was up to and basically told him that was not going to happen.)

I was a defensive lineman... usually the tackle position. My second year, I led the team in interceptions because I learned how to watch the QB's eyes to see if he was going to throw it over me. I would then vault up over my opposite and grab the ball. Never really got to run anywhere, but no matter.

It is the only sport I follow to this day. Well, I kind of follow all football, both international and American. (I only played American, though.) Don't follow much rugby anymore. I should check back into that.

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23. Thank you, OldBaldy1701E, I am sorry your dad was not pleased with you. You, have to follow your own dreams. I am

proud of you for making your own journey. Love, Deb

[OldBaldy1701E]

24. Well, he got over it the first time he saw me performing with my (at the time) band.

I guess he felt that I was not being practical about it until he realized I actually could perform! LOL.

[dameatball]

22. basketball, 4 years high school and one year college.

The game passed me by many years ago but it was fun while it lasted.

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25. Thank you dameatball. I still played basketball with my son. Diving, never did it again. I did it on the platform at my

school. I was young and had no fears. I am not that way today.

[CanonRay]

26. I was on a state champion track team

Although I was decidedly NOT one of the stars.

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27. Me either. Thank you Canon Ray. Were you a long or short distance runner or other?

[CanonRay]

29. I was a sprinter

100, 220, and the relay teams. The longer the race, the worse I got lol.

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30. Oh you,

[Srkdqltr]

28. Everyone who does things is a winner. Sport athletes who make the Olympics are super winners.

whether they win gold or not. Just doing is good.

[surrealAmerican]

32. I played high school badminton.

We were a mostly losing team, and I was not one of the better players.

I'm glad I did it, even though I was not much of an athlete. It was an interesting experience.

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33. Thank you very much, surrealAmerican. Experience -good or bad is a great teacher.

[Laurelin]

34. Equestrian

And swim team.

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35. Wow. that sounds great. Congratulations. Laurelin.