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discntnt_irny_srcsm

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

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Aug 1, 2024, 11:42 PM

Aug 1

...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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Watching the Olympics, has anyone here been on a sports team in Clubs, High School or College? In HS, I was on the [View all] debm55 Aug 1 OP

I was captain of my field hockey team in high school Walleye Aug 1 #1

Thank you Walleye and congratulations. debm55 Aug 1 #3

I am incredibly un-athletic Freddie Aug 1 #2

Great and thank you very much Freddie. What instrument did you play? debm55 Aug 1 #4

Alto sax Freddie Aug 1 #5

Great and congratulations to you, Freddie. debm55 Aug 1 #8

I played left out on the football team underpants Aug 1 #6

Thank you underpants.Hats off to you debm55 Aug 1 #7

Track and soccer in high school. cloudbase Aug 1 #9

Congratulations , cloudbase. Way to go. debm55 Aug 1 #10

Well, don't think anything about me... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 1 #11

Thank You. very much You be you debm55 Aug 1 #12

Synchronized Swimming Pucks mom Aug 2 #13

thank you very much, Pucks mom and congratulations, debm55 Aug 2 #14

I am the least athletically-gifted person on the planet. Aristus Aug 2 #15

Sorry that happened to you, Aristus. You are excellent at what you are now. and you are love for it. PS I played debm55 Aug 2 #16

Aw, SWEET! Aristus Aug 2 #20

nope . did indvidual non hs sports but now just work out. AllaN01Bear Aug 2 #17

AllaN01Bear. You are loved whatever your talents. debm55 Aug 2 #18

aww m gorsh, blush. AllaN01Bear Aug 2 #19

Football. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2 #21

Thank you, OldBaldy1701E, I am sorry your dad was not pleased with you. You, have to follow your own dreams. I am debm55 Aug 2 #23

Well, he got over it the first time he saw me performing with my (at the time) band. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2 #24

basketball, 4 years high school and one year college. dameatball Aug 2 #22

Thank you dameatball. I still played basketball with my son. Diving, never did it again. I did it on the platform at my debm55 Aug 2 #25

I was on a state champion track team CanonRay Aug 2 #26

Me either. Thank you Canon Ray. Were you a long or short distance runner or other? debm55 Aug 2 #27

I was a sprinter CanonRay Aug 2 #29

Oh you, debm55 Aug 2 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author debm55 Aug 2 #31

Everyone who does things is a winner. Sport athletes who make the Olympics are super winners. Srkdqltr Aug 2 #28

I played high school badminton. surrealAmerican Aug 2 #32

Thank you very much, surrealAmerican. Experience -good or bad is a great teacher. debm55 Aug 2 #33

Equestrian Laurelin Aug 2 #34

Wow. that sounds great. Congratulations. Laurelin. debm55 Aug 2 #35