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Sunday, 2 April 2023

Sports I've tried and what I thought of them

 Looking at this topic from Long and Short Reviews, my first thought was "None."

Okay, maybe that's not accurate. I am categorically not a sporty person, and spent most of my high school years trying to avoid doing PE. I'm surprised I didn't get sent to the nurse for the number of times I got out of swimming by claiming I was menstruating or had an ear infection. As far as I'm concerned, swimming is what you do when you fall in. The only one I wanted to try was tennis, and somehow our class never got to do that one.

However, when I was a little older I got into dangerous sports. I've bungee-jumped and I've also skydived. Much more up my street.

I don't know if I'd bungee-jump again - it was a lot of hassle for ten seconds of bouncing around - but I did enjoy skydiving. There is nothing quite like floating down to the ground from a great height, and few things more beautiful than seeing another parachute in the air with you. It is, however, an expensive hobby, and I ended up quitting for that reason, though I would certainly think about doing it again.

So how do you feel about sports?

8 comments:

  1. Well, you're much, much braver than me! Bungee jumping and sky diving? Goodness me, I get wobbly at the top of a long flight of stairs!

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    1. I was a lot braver when I was younger - no idea if I could do it now!

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  2. Glad you like floating on air.

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  3. Talk about 'go hard or go home'. XD The two things you like are two things most people wouldn't ever even try for fear!

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    1. They were less scary than I expected. Whether I could do it now is open to question.

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  4. I've never felt the urge to try bungee jumping or skydiving.

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