Do you ever reminisce about the good ol' days when you were still an athlete?

[dj_destroyer]

I went to a sports heavy school here in Ottawa named St. Peter CHS. If you could play, this is where you went; whether it was basketball, football, hockey, rugby, baseball or whatever. St. Pete's was the powerhouse of Ottawa and we took down city titles every year in almost every sport.

No matter what though, the football team always reigned supreme. We were the heart of the schools athletic program, always garnering more funding and recognition for the school than any of the other teams.

Girls wanted us, guys wanted to be us. We were the best team around... a legacy of sorts. So in my senior year, when we won our third straight city football championship, we weren't satisfied. We had long decided before the season even started that our goal was to win a state championship. And we did.

State Champs news article



You guys ever think back on the good ol' days?

[King Mayan]

Im still an athlete motherfukker.

[dj_destroyer]

3.5 tackles, 1 INT, 1 knockdown, no touchdowns given up... not a bad stat-line for a corner; but the stat that matters was in the win column.

[dj_destroyer]

Im still an athlete motherfukker.

Lifting weight does not make you an athlete... Lets see you run the ladder, toss a ball around, etc.

[milwaukee mike]

good old days were never as good as you thought they were

even if you won the state championship and were the envy of everyone, being 14-18 isn't really all that fun. always worried about school, parents bugging you, money, girls, etc

life at 38 is a lot better imho, i can pretty much do whatever i want

[CarpeDime]

yeah a little bit but i can still ball

used to mess n****s up in the street, i would go anywhere, brooklyn bed stuy harlem uptown bronx queens you name it i'll do you, metal nets string nets no nets bent rims whatever i used to do n****s from all over

wasnt the best but could hold my own with anyone and if you slept on me i would make you look stupid on the concrete son

messed around against the gauchos in citywide

can still ball a bit though, young guns who have talent but lack knowledge of self will still get schooled by me in a gym or on the street

[flyingillini]

yeah a little bit but i can still ball

used to mess n****s up in the street, i would go anywhere, brooklyn bed stuy harlem uptown bronx queens you name it i'll do you, metal nets string nets no nets bent rims whatever i used to do n****s from all over

wasnt the best but could hold my own with anyone and if you slept on me i would make you look stupid on the concrete son

messed around against the gauchos in citywide

can still ball a bit though, young guns who have talent but lack knowledge of self will still get schooled by me in a gym or on the street

Gaucho Loco's!

[TheMetsSuck]

cool story hansel

[King Mayan]

Lifting weight does not make you an athlete... Lets see you run the ladder, toss a ball around, etc.

kid you would barf and faint if you completed one of my workouts.

[freeVICK]

played in bball in HS, never got scholies. but i am 10x better now simply from playing pick up games 3 times a week

[brainfreeze0]

[Demonata]

Lost scholarship to play ball for college,bad injury and was in physical therapy for almost a year. Still can ball but can't dunk like I used to.

[ncat12]

didn't Bruce Springsteen make a song on this subject...'GLORY DAYS'...

[DOMINATER]

All the time and the older you get the more you dream

[manny24]

ran marathons in '06 and '07 was in best shape of my life...have kids now too busy chasing them around to train...maybe will pick it up again one day.

[Chi_archie]

yes

[Seaweed]

isn't Ottawa in Canada? Canada has states?

[MC PICKS]

[gauchojake]

Gaucho Loco's!

Horale carnal!

[Chi_archie]

I used to be faster than Emily Haines even.

ran a few sub 15 minute 5k's in High School.

that is 4:47 mile pace for 3.1 miles



Now I'd be lucky to finish a mile in under 15 minutes

[billyloco]

I was a stud shortstop...now a 66 yr old cyclist and pretty good also.....TILL this year, had open heart surgery in September AND had another "low grade" heart attack CHRISTmas Eve, soooo, spent CHRISTmas day in hospital and the next day also.......if there is DIABETES in your family get yourself checked and follow a gooood diet, and exercise!!!

just a word from the wise ... unfortunately!

[leafs_ducks]

I used to do track. was fun