Super Sporty?
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45645)
Philippines
September 30, 2017 2:36am CST
I was people watching while waiting for my friend and some sayings on T-shirts of guys passing by caught my eye.
One was "Basketball is my girlfriend."
The other one was "Eat, Sleeep, Tennis, Repeat."
Although my siblings and I played around the neighborhood, had required PE subjects from elementary to college, I don't remember anyone engaged in regular physical activity, or taking up any sport seriously and continuously.
None of us represented our schools in a sporting event.
Do you have a family member who excels in sports and joins competitions?
What's it like having an athlete in the house?
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20 responses
@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
30 Sep 17
I have a cousin who excelled in sports and she always won in a competition.
My son says 'ball is life' these days but he's not really an athlete. He just enjoys playing basketball.
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
30 Sep 17
@hereandthere Indeed she is up until now she's still competing.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Sep 17
@toniganzon wow! did she ever have any injuries?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Sep 17
she must be really passionate about it.
it's good that your son's active.
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@garymarsh6 (23405)
• United Kingdom
30 Sep 17
My sister and her family are all very keen sports people. I on the other hand am far too lazy and busy to incorporate that into real life!
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Sep 17
ah, but you're a whiz in the kitchen, great at your job, and a keen traveler.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
1 Oct 17
I don't consider myself as an athlete, but I do consider myself as physically active.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
@allen0187 same with my brothers. one did badminton at work when it became popular. one went into cycling then running after a medical scare.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
1 Oct 17
but i think you took them all up as a working adult already?
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
2 Oct 17
My sister used to do rhythmic gymnastics when she was younger, even went abroad for competitions and all. Me? I'd rather spend an hour in the library than playing in the field during PE sessions back in school
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
me, too. i only did what was required. wow! your sister was really good! did she represent your school or your country?
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Oct 17
@cahaya1983 so she's a national player. well done! is she still into physical activities now?
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@cahaya1983 (11116)
• Malaysia
2 Oct 17
@hereandthere The country, but not the Olympics or Asian Games.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Sep 17
so you're a runner. do you run every day? how many miles/kilometers?
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@shubhu3 (36463)
• New Delhi, India
30 Sep 17
@hereandthere Nah! I don't run daily yet yes like there was a military camp a year ago. There we used to run in the morning. I used to be in the top ones.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Sep 17
@shubhu3 you have the talent for it.
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@Eaglegirl (20)
• Nairobi, Kenya
30 Sep 17
my eyes still stuck at the captions on the T-shirts,,,,lovely i must say. my daughter is a proud junior athlete in her school. Always a proud moment seeing her receiving her medal after winning a race.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Sep 17
i'm not surprised you're proud of her. what sports is she into?
@Eaglegirl (20)
• Nairobi, Kenya
30 Sep 17
@hereandthere she does 200m,400m and 800m races
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@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
1 Oct 17
Back in the day I always played Volleyball and was on Teams, and my brothers played Basketball and were pretty good. Now it is expensive to do these type of things is why you do not see more people wanting to do this.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
1 Oct 17
one of my sisters liked volleyball, none of my brothers played basketball though they're all tall
@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
30 Sep 17
I wish I had been a champ in Kung Fu because I did like it when I was much younger than today. No one is an athlete in our family.
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@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
30 Sep 17
@hereandthere Approximately 2 years. I learned it from a Chinese person.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
30 Sep 17
so you like martial arts? how many years did you practice it?
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@Letranknight2015 (51969)
• Philippines
1 Oct 17
My brother was addicted to basket ball but I stop playing when he moved out years ago. I'm not even qualified to play the game because of my condition. But at one point I use to play much of it.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
1 Oct 17
none of my brothers played basketball, but they watch it
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
4 Oct 17
i did play with classmates, but when it comes to sports, only did PE. how about your sons?
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
30 Sep 17
we siblings were not active players. we were more on board games. my kid brother was the overall winner of scrabble during intrams week in our school. i was the chess player of our year in high school
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
4 Oct 17
we had a lot of board games, too. did you teach your son how to play chess?
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
6 Oct 17
@hereandthere no, but he is more on word games like scrabble.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
1 Oct 17
I was an athlete in high school (volleyball), years ago my son played lawn tennis for their school too. It is nice to have an athlete at home.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
1 Oct 17
did you and your son represent your schools? how about hubby?
@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
4 Oct 17
are they still into martial arts now?
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@YrNemo (20255)
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5 Oct 17
@hereandthere the cousins finished, the cousins' children still do that I heard.
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@eileenleyva (27560)
• Philippines
19 Apr 18
I was basketball varsity. Played in the WNCAA. I ran, I played volleyball and did laps on the pool.
Enrolled my daughters in karatedo. They love swimming.
Sports, at some time in one's life, is a must. If not interested, just walk or dance.
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@much2say (55669)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Oct 17
I think if my parents nurtured my athletic side in my childhood, perhaps I may have excelled. But otherwise, joining a sport didn't even occur to me - until later in life (like skating and dancing, as you know). My younger sister was allowed to venture her interests in her childhood more than I did . . . she became a cheerleader in high school and even became mascot of the school in her senior year. She ran in her 20s - stopped - and is now back into running again. My kids do tae kwon do - although they have done competitions, I wouldn't say they excel it in - the sport isn't situated that way at least through our studio. I don't know about excelling, but I do think it's important for kids to take up some type of physical activity.
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@DianneN (247186)
• United States
1 Oct 17
My boys were very athletic growing up. They were both medal winning swimmers, baseball, football, and wrestling champs. Of course my granddaughter made Regionals in figure skating and my grandson is a goalie for his traveling ice hockey team.
I golf, play racquetball, tennis, and walk. In Florida, I ride my bike,
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