I've been crazy about sports all my life, mainly swimming (5 years training, 4th position in the last national competition I was in) and running (2 years training, a couple of competitions, but nothing serious). I went out of the competitive swimming early during my teen years because of how demanding it was, having to go to training 12 times a week! Not to mention an evil coach who spoilt the atmosphere for everyone, and wanting not to have wet hair all the time as a kind of change :) I got out and tried to find another sport that's not as demanding and that I'd get myself to like; Tennis, Volley and badminton didn't do it for me (I realized I hated all balls of all sizes), and then I found athletics... My absolute favorite was long-distance running (3K - 5K). At some point after two years I just stopped. I guess I didn't have the 'compete against others' bone in me, yet I loved beating my personal best, which I could do on my own without coaches nagging. I didn't think about it that much back then, but I used to sprain my ankle A LOT, and get pain in the knees, in addition to fatigue and very frequent colds which all didn't give me time to do much progress. I come to think about it now and realize these were the early results of hypermobility. Luckily my body's healing back then was much better than it is now, and nothing serious or long-term occured back then.
My aim when I quit these two sports that I'll just quit the 'competitive' form of the sport, yet I'll do my own training on my own. I couldn't stick to those resolutions unfortunately, with other priorities kicking in; mainly educational, until I graduated in college in 2005 and thought it's about time to take my sports resolutions seriously.
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