People at the Y call me Michael Phelps, but I have to explain to them how in reality I really suck.
Yeah, I get some of that non-reality-based feedback too. Good grief!
But if I tell people that my swimming is just awful, that translates to them that they REALLY suck, a put-down for them. Most of the population can't even swim at all, so their even more humble abilities may still be something they are proud of (deservedly so). It could be convincing somebody who could enjoy swimming with a Masters group that they aren't good enough.
So it's best to just smile and just tell them they are being nice/generous; and that you've been doing this for a long time, etc.
People at the Y call me Michael Phelps, but I have to explain to them how in reality I really suck.
Yeah, I get some of that non-reality-based feedback too. Good grief!
But if I tell people that my swimming is just awful, that translates to them that they REALLY suck, a put-down for them. Most of the population can't even swim at all, so their even more humble abilities may still be something they are proud of (deservedly so). It could be convincing somebody who could enjoy swimming with a Masters group that they aren't good enough.
So it's best to just smile and just tell them they are being nice/generous; and that you've been doing this for a long time, etc.
