I seem to get hurt all the time doing the stupidest things. I dislocated my shoulder swimming fly, pulled my hamstrings in both legs stretching to far in yoga, broke my wrist when I fell snowboarding...stupid easily preventable things.
My mom says I get hurt because I'm trying to do things out of my scale because I'm not an athlete. Now I'm not in 100% amazing shape, but I consider myself to be an athlete. But how I can I become a better athlete if I keep getting hurt during my training? I don't often go out of the scope of what I feel I can accomplish, so it's discouraging to get hurt doing something that is easy for me.
So the question I pose, is how athletic do you think you are and how often do you get hurt? Do you think you get hurt less because you are an athlete? Do you think you would get hurt less if you were more athletic?
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I remember my dad always yelling at me for getting hurt doing "rinky-dink" things when I should have been concentrating on the sport/season at hand.
May be so, but looking back; I'd rather have the memories and experiences that come from trying new things and stretching the limits than sitting safely at home and aging gracefully.
Unless you are risking a scholarship (meaning your education) or your profession; I say live life every day.
You are an athlete as long as you are athletic!!
I remember my dad always yelling at me for getting hurt doing "rinky-dink" things when I should have been concentrating on the sport/season at hand.
May be so, but looking back; I'd rather have the memories and experiences that come from trying new things and stretching the limits than sitting safely at home and aging gracefully.
Unless you are risking a scholarship (meaning your education) or your profession; I say live life every day.
You are an athlete as long as you are athletic!!
