Self Reflection Time: "If I Would Have ____; I would Have Made It." (Sports Wise)

[sb24]

Re: Self Reflection Time: "If I Would Have ____; I would Have Made It." (Sports Wise)

If i would have used my legs playing baseball i would have gone far. My issues were arm strenght and bat power(from the left side) and the reason was i ddint get the leg strenght into it. 2 years or so afterward i quit playing, it clicked what i had done wrong but to late then.

[jonpt]

Re: Self Reflection Time: "If I Would Have ____; I would Have Made It." (Sports Wise)

Left handed pitcher for a D1 school a long time ago. My arm failed me though. I had a coach tell me I would never make it further because I was under 6 foot tall. I was about 5'10". He told me teams just don't want to take a chance on short pitchers because they have arm problems. Maybe he was right cause I had constant elbow and shoulder problems. I can't change how tall I am so I guess my answer would be nothing.

[The GIGGAS]

Re: Self Reflection Time: "If I Would Have ____; I would Have Made It." (Sports Wise)

Wait, don't sell yourself short. I thought you were a world class Quidditch player.

ZING!

I love that joke so much.

[duke776]

Re: Self Reflection Time: "If I Would Have ____; I would Have Made It." (Sports Wise)

I think I could've been pretty good at football as a DB at least in high school, had I continued to play. I quit right before the summer ended before my freshman year. What I didn't know was that apparently the coaches sort of liked me from what they had seen(it was a small size though), and asked my brother to try to get me playing again but I was really against going back then. My brother always holds it over my head though, and that probably annoys me more than the fact that I quit.

[mgoblue]

Re: Self Reflection Time: "If I Would Have ____; I would Have Made It." (Sports Wise)

Oh, I don't have the elite athlete's work ethic either. Maybe if I was better that would have come, but I don't have the drive to spend 24 hours working on getting better.

[Happy29]

Re: Self Reflection Time: "If I Would Have ____; I would Have Made It." (Sports Wise)

I was being scouted at the age of 15 to play college basketball but unfortunately I was involved in a car accident at the same age and had a severe head injury. The doctors told my parents I would not survive the night. I had to have brain surgery which ended my playing and now I am on disability. I know I didnt have what it took to go pro but a free ride through college would have been nice. But had I gotten that free ride would I have met my wife I have now and had my kids which are my life? Everything happens for a reason and I belive that happend for this reason.

[t2r2s]

Re: Self Reflection Time: "If I Would Have ____; I would Have Made It." (Sports Wise)

I would make it to the NBA if i was 6"11 250lbs at least

[Buckeyes_Doc]

Re: Self Reflection Time: "If I Would Have ____; I would Have Made It." (Sports Wise)

If the coach wasnt a ***** i would of made it on the varsity basketball team in HS, led my team to state and got D1 scouts all over my junk trying to get me to sign to they school.

[bgeno]

Re: Self Reflection Time: "If I Would Have ____; I would Have Made It." (Sports Wise)

If I was at least six feet tall, I'd be playing college football somewhere right now... probably D-2 or D-3. I could have gone to D-3, but I'm 5' 6" and knew that I would not get much playing time other than maybe special teams my last few years.

[Blzer]

Re: Self Reflection Time: "If I Would Have ____; I would Have Made It." (Sports Wise)

If I would have not been a lazy ***, I may have been able to play pro baseball. I may not have made the Majors, but to even play in the Minors would have been great. I played with a few guys who played Minor league ball, and I asked them if I would have worked harder at it if I could have played, and they have told me that I definitely could have. I was always naturally talented playing baseball, and I thought that my natural ability would just be there without working at it. I was wrong.

It still bothers me to this day. I'm now a project manager at an engineering company, but not very happy with what I do. Even if I didn't make it, if I could have then went into coaching or front office type jobs within the sport, I would be much happier.

I'm the exact same. I have some great fundamental and mental gifts, great natural speed, etc. etc., but I haven't benched in my life (I take swings and do push-ups instead) and never focused on a great dietary plan. I think that those two things combined... well not necessarily benching, but working out... would have given me that extra edge.

Or maybe if I played at the private high school where colleges actually looked at, I probably would have been recruited. But I have no regrets not paying $12,000 a year to go to an all boys school for four years of my life.

I only hope now that, without any professional experience, I can still get into a coaching gig. Only problem is that people look at resumes, not skill sets. It's an unfortunate mishap, but I hope that my time comes and my phone rings (or I can build my way up to it).

[USF11]

Re: Self Reflection Time: "If I Would Have ____; I would Have Made It." (Sports Wise)

If I knew at 17 what I know at 27, I would have played major college football & baseball. Also I would have challenged Elijah Dukes children out of wedlock record.

But I really wouldnt change anything, because those things really arent important in the grand scheme of things.

[Whitesox]

Re: Self Reflection Time: "If I Would Have ____; I would Have Made It." (Sports Wise)

If I hadn't touched that cookie, I would be on my way to the MLB.

[TheLetterZ]

Re: Self Reflection Time: "If I Would Have ____; I would Have Made It." (Sports Wise)

If I was 7'3", I'd be in the NBA.

[Hooe]

Re: Self Reflection Time: "If I Would Have ____; I would Have Made It." (Sports Wise)

If I was coordinated, could run fast, and didn't have exercise-induced and chemically-induced asthma I might've been something.

Seriously, being an athlete was never going to be my calling in life and I've fully accepted that.

[slickdtc]

Re: Self Reflection Time: "If I Would Have ____; I would Have Made It." (Sports Wise)

Definitely could've played on a state championship (Flight B) high school football team. I played football my freshmen year, but my grades were terrible and I was lazy as all hell and didn't (couldn't) continue with that. I'm a pretty good athlete, but I always felt it was my natural instincts and anticipation on a football field that gave me a bit of an edge when I did play. Looking at the kids who did start at my position (cornerback) in my junior and senior years, I definitely was better then them. Who knows if I would've been able to start though, the coaches were mostly idiots who somehow got kids grades changed and started some players based on who sucked up. So even though that would've been nice, I don't regret not being able to continue on with that. I can sleep at night knowing that I'm better then a few of the clowns who did start on the championship teams.