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> ... A poor home life increases chances of mental illness and decreases chances that someone will drive you to practice. Will you even maintain the team sport if your teammates never accept you...

I've never been and shall never be a team player. I go my own way. Never did any team sport (I hate them and I hate watching them). My parents never drove me to any practice (OK, OK, one year of judo but that's it).

A crappy skateboard, a used BMX clone, and self-assembled rollerskates go a long way (and in the not so long run cost less money than the fuel to drive to sport).

I'm still fit at 51 and I attribute that to me moving my arse off when I was a kid (and then teenager) and going out to play in the streets and parks every single day with my skate/roller/bicycle.

People should stop looking for excuses. And they should especially stop looking to excuse others.

Others don't like you? Grow a pair. Build a carapace. Learn to wheelie and learn to do kickflips. You'll get the girls.

Team sports are totally overrated (nowadays I still play some tennis).



> Others don't like you? Grow a pair.

Stop being depressed.




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