Which Sports Are You Made For?

[DMT]

Mine are baffling:

1. Athletics (Jumps) - I can't jump for shit, nor have I ever attempted to compete in any jumping event
2. Athletics (Throws) - I did compete briefly in shot put and discus when I was 13-14.
3. Cycling (Sprint) - I own a mountain bike

[BuckyBuckner]

Most Olympic sports are solo, so that's more likely the reason why.

Also, I'm pretty sure the hockey they are referring to is field hocke.

So I should be insulted?

[BuckyBuckner]

Of all the sports I have played my favorite is street (Dek) hockey. I haven't played in over 15 years and keep thinking about playing again....

You should do it. It's so much fun. Well, if you like having bruises all over your body. It's kind of a game, my girlfriend will ask me about them the next day and half of them I didn't even realize I had. I play defense so I am blocking more shots than a forward might.

[johnnya24]

So I should be insulted?

Field hockey has it's benefits

[mjl]

It gave me cycling (long-distance), cycling (middle-distance), and running (long-distance). That follows from my saying that I have good endurance and pain tolerance and mostly terrible at other things, and it's true that I am actually a decent distance runner when I can be bothered to do it, but it's been a while. Not very fun results though.

[Judge Jude]

Like Gris, I got hockey/rugby/squash.

I played a ton of pond hockey as a kid (no adult supervision, yay). used to play "Kill the Guy With the Ball" and British Bulldog, too, which I think is pretty much rugby.
had a membership at a racquetball club for a year as well, close enough to squash I guess.

[Erik]

had a membership at a racquetball club for a year as well, close enough to squash I guess.

They're pretty much the same thing. Really all that's different is the shape of the racquet and the size/bouncing characteristics of the ball.

[griswold]

Like Gris, I got hockey/rugby/squash.

I played a ton of pond hockey as a kid (no adult supervision, yay). used to play "Kill the Guy With the Ball" and British Bulldog, too, which I think is pretty much rugby.
had a membership at a racquetball club for a year as well, close enough to squash I guess.

Oh, squash is like raquetball?

I love to play raquetball...but I could never find anyone to play after my one friend took a new job and left town.

[Judge Jude]

racquetball doubles is hilarious when the 4 guys are in their early 20s. brutally difficult to put the damn ball away. My main partner and I would alternate lunging, diving, reaching, sliding, etc. to get to any ball, and the other guy was always at the ready.

[johnnya24]

I have 2 squash related scars, one above my eye. I played for a while with a friend who had a gimp right arm ... he was right handed. So he played squash, and presumably other things, left handed. He was pretty coordinated most of the time, but at times he would make these wild squishes without bending his elbow, so I tried to give him a wide berth. Unfortunately, one of his squishes resulted in the racket coming clean out of his hand and whacking me right above the eye socket. In hindsight, it was insane to play without some form of eye protection ... not that that can protect from flying rackets.

[revo]

Hockey/Athletic (throws)/Rugby Sevens

Well, I was captain of my college rugby team, but that was almost 25 years ago. And sevens? Are they nuts? That's for the fast guys (I was an outside center in college, but more suited to the scrum today, if I were to un-retire).

[Gregg]

I got Rugby, Hockey, long distance for the good ones.

Said I wouldn't be suited to shooting and lawn bowling. Yet I am a pretty good shooter and not a bad bowler.

[Judge Jude]

"In hindsight, it was insane to play without some form of eye protection .."

yeah, we went "bareback" too back then

#yowza

[madducks]

1. Squash
2. Boxing
3. Athletics (throwing)?