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[quote=Anonymous]As I watch the Olympics, I often wonder what my life would have been like if I had grown up in an athletic family.

I was very athletic and competitive as a child / early teen but sports weren't something my parents thought was a good use of time and they didn't support my athletic activities. I did as much as I could during school hours but by high school everything required before or after school practices and I had no transportation.

Not that I think I would have been in the Olympics, but so many of these athletes were on the slopes / rinks / hills / trails as children - in families that were also very athletic. Had I been born into an athletic family, or one that supported athletic endeavors, I think sports would have become a big part of my life.

Then I think that maybe these Olympians have a drive that supersedes family interests - maybe if I was motivated / competitive enough I would have found ways to practice sports at home even without family support and somehow train myself.[/quote]

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