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50 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 15 Jul 2023 \ on: Stacker Sports- Meta Takeover- Day 11 meta
My greatest triumphs have come from pickup basketball games. Somehow, I finally developed a reliable 3-point shot in my 30's and I've gotten to hit a ton of game winners over the past few years. I definitely don't look like a formidable basketball player and the other team (or player) can get buried pretty quickly before they start really guarding me.
An additional almost triumph was when I almost won a HS 1-1 tournament as a 5'2" freshman, before finally losing to the varsity center in the championship.
Shocking defeats and hilarious moments seem to come together.
- In a middle school cross country race, my friend and I (same team) happened to be neck-and-neck coming into the final sprint. Not wanting to lose to each other, all manner of tripping, nut punches, and wrestling ensued. I don't remember who crossed the finish line first, but we did both get disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct.
- The other moment that comes to mind was playing coed soccer and facing an all-girls prep-school team. Naturally, we took this for an easy win, but went on to get our asses handed to us. They didn't just win, they played really dirty and beat the shit out of us.
Nice. I always prided myself on my 3 point shot as well. I couldn't really do anything else well so pretty much had to. I was a decent passer as well but hopeless trying to drive the lane or defend against someone driving the lane. I am useable in 3 on 3 but terrible in 1 on 1.
Great story about cross country. I did cross country as well. Shout out to my dad who used to come home from working all day and then go out and run 2KM with me to train for cross country.
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