B-ball
So somehow I've gotten roped into playing on the intramural basketball team for my department here at work.
Now, I am fairly athletic and can passibly play most sports, but basketball is not my sport. I'm a pretty darn good tennis player, and can hold my own on the soccer field as well... but being a whopping not even 5'3", lets just say I've never really seriously pursued basketball aside from being forced to play it during gym in highschool, and happhazardly tossing balls at the net on our garage as a kid.
The R&D team needs at least two women on the team, else they'll forfit, I said I would contribute. It is just for fun, so what the hell...
But I'm kinda nervous for one reason... and that's because of my younger brother.
My brother also used to work here. He was one of the founding members of the weekly basketball games here. And he is a helluva basketball player. My brother stands 6'2" (he got all the height in our family, damn him), and he plays a lot and enetered tournaments etc. He's really good.
My brother hasn't worked here for 4 years now. But they STILL talk about him and his mad basketball skills. How do I know this? The player recruiting female players joined the company after my brother left. He never worked with him or played basketball with him. However, as we talked about my playing, I mentioned my brother's name, forgetting that they didn't know each other, and co-workers eyes went wide; "He's your brother? They still talk about how good he was..."
Oh great :)
Don't get me wrong. I'm proud my (not so) little brother has left such a legacy here. I just hope I won't embarass him too much :)
First game is this coming Thursday. We'll see how it goes.
Now, I am fairly athletic and can passibly play most sports, but basketball is not my sport. I'm a pretty darn good tennis player, and can hold my own on the soccer field as well... but being a whopping not even 5'3", lets just say I've never really seriously pursued basketball aside from being forced to play it during gym in highschool, and happhazardly tossing balls at the net on our garage as a kid.
The R&D team needs at least two women on the team, else they'll forfit, I said I would contribute. It is just for fun, so what the hell...
But I'm kinda nervous for one reason... and that's because of my younger brother.
My brother also used to work here. He was one of the founding members of the weekly basketball games here. And he is a helluva basketball player. My brother stands 6'2" (he got all the height in our family, damn him), and he plays a lot and enetered tournaments etc. He's really good.
My brother hasn't worked here for 4 years now. But they STILL talk about him and his mad basketball skills. How do I know this? The player recruiting female players joined the company after my brother left. He never worked with him or played basketball with him. However, as we talked about my playing, I mentioned my brother's name, forgetting that they didn't know each other, and co-workers eyes went wide; "He's your brother? They still talk about how good he was..."
Oh great :)
Don't get me wrong. I'm proud my (not so) little brother has left such a legacy here. I just hope I won't embarass him too much :)
First game is this coming Thursday. We'll see how it goes.