Growing up: Sports ... yes or no?

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I’m thinking of adding boxing to my fitness regimen.

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I had a split experience. I dreaded PE class and was always the last chosen for any team. It was the low point of every single day.

 

But in my neighborhood, we played lots of sports (football, basketball, softball), and at home, you have to make do with your weakest players, so I was always included when we played 4-4 football. It was so much fun! Then we grew up, and guys got more serious about how their athleticism defined their manhood, and the fun ended. I was scrawny, slow, poorly coordinated, etc., and a liability.

 

As for watching sports, I can watch football and just about anything in the Olympics because of the infectious hype, but in general, I would rather be playing a sport than watching it.