We pine for the old days as athletes
If you play sports or have played sports in your life you can remember when your athletic peak was or is currently. It may have been that high school baseball career where you hit .290 as a junior, the senior year of a college football player where they averaged 120 yards per game or even a hall of fame professional athlete in the year where they broke the NFL record in rushing (Erik Dickerson in 1984 with 2,105 rushing yards). Whenever it was for you, you probably remember it. For me, I have had three different peaks for various different reasons in various different sports. In 2012 I started the year going second team all-state in tennis, getting far in my counties section tournament with my doubles partner and going all-section in football averaging 11 tackles a game. In 2015 I made the varsity football team at Lafayette College after thinking I would leave the world of competitive sports behind me. In 2025 I raised my tennis ranking heavily and lowered my handicap in golf to i...