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TlalocW

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3. I always performed well enough to get As in gym
Mon Jul 7, 2014, 11:02 PM
Jul 2014

But I was a nerd and really piss poor at throwing a ball, etc. and received my share of mocking/bullying, which drove me to solitary sports - jogging, weight-lifting, and just to throw everyone for a loop, I wrestled my junior and senior year primarily because my math teacher, the wrestling coach, who I respected, asked me to. I consider wrestling solitary because even though you're part of a team, you only have yourself to rely on in a match. I remember in 8th grade, Fridays were often free days in gym so that often meant pick-up basketball games except for me. There was a little alcove in the gym that lead to the heating/cooling system of the school that I would get in and practice juggling five balls (a passion at the time). It counted for physical activity.

Even now I'm very solitary in my physical activity. I've taken up jogging again, and an old college friend has tried repeatedly to get me to come run with his club, but I probably never will. I like the solitude and serenity of it, and I'm thinking of getting a bike because I don't know if my knees will be able to handle a very rigorous jogging schedule.

TlalocW

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