If you could have been a sports star, which profession would you have chosen?

[noname223]

Asssuming, you magically gained that talent.

I like to watch soccer. Today Bayern Munich vs PSG. As a teen I also played soccer but very mediocre. I imagined it to be cool being a soccer star.

Chess would be interesting. Maybe one could gain insights in mental games, psychological warfare and strategizing. However, I don't even know the basic rules. When it comes to something like that I either want to be perfect in it or I don't even start it...Maybe it would also have made me insecure if I was bad in it. I could imagine I would have a lot of pain to learn the basics. But actually this goes for almost any game. Nowadays, I most often only play games which rules I already know.

I would not like to be an American football players. These people become time bombs after too many hits on their brain. Some start shootings or get dementia. I would never want that any people I like be into that sport to gain money. It is not worth it.

 

[MissAbyss]

I think a Formula 1 driver, like Max Verstappen.

And if I get sick of it I can always decide to crash my car into a wall at 350 km/h (217 mph).

 

[TheHolySword]

Baseball. Get a front loaded contract. Retire with bank.

 

[Irisse]

Swimming. I've always loved swimming and it's the only sport I've ever been good at.

 

[AngelTear]

I think I would be a gymnast if I had any athletic abilities

 

[Hvergelmir]

Might bend the definition of sports star, but air racing would be an interesting job.

 

[Seneca65AD]

What a great question - I used to play high-school American Football on the D-Line but the usual knee injury took me out. Of course I was not going to make it anywhere but it is nice to dream. Probably either of the Bosa or Watt brothers would be my wish. I do remember seeing Mark Gastineau track down a running back from across the field - that guy was amazing for a defensive end- part of the NY Sack Exchange

 

[nobody_oac]

Skateboarding or Surfing

 

[darksouls]

as a child I wished to dance ballet but my mother did not allow me to

 

[FoxSauce]

Gymnastics or Karate. I still wanna learn both tho.

If i dont cbt impulsively.

 

[Greyhawk]

Definitely table tennis. Chess or rally would also be nice.

 

[Hadnafoflife]

Bodybuilding, I would love to be huge and scary

 

[lost in the lilies]

Maybe boxing, but maybe that's cheating since I'm actually experienced so it's not really a talent I wish I could "magically attain"
I think it would be pretty cool to be a rally driver though, listening to eurobeat while doing some sick drifts...

 

[Jadeith]

Sailplane races and/or aerobatics.

 

[Aquinas]

Football or Soccer player
American football doesn't look too bad either

 

[NoHorizon]

Running is about the only thing left that I feel joy and purpose in, so I'd have to go with that. I'd love to experience the Olympics.

 

[Lady_V]

Speed walker cuz I do be walking away quickly from all my problems.

 

[SASU-KE]

It would definitely be MMA for me.

 

[a.hamza.13]

I'd like to be a cricket player.

 

[mjolnir]

I tried to be a soccer player, I even did trials until I was 16, but I had a problem with my knee and needed to work, so I gave it up. I still play sports, and if I could, I would be a professional marathon runner today.

 

[ceelobling]

I always wanted to learn and play tennis. It looks so fun from video clips I've seen. If I ever get my life together, that is one thing on my list.

 

[Dejected 55]

I enjoyed playing basketball as a kid and had a really good outside shot. I was good at defense, but bad at ball handling skills. I was a much better post-up shooter or something with minimal dribbling before the shot. But I stopped growing once I hit 6' so I was in no danger of being a major factor in college, much less the NBA.

 

[OnceTheHappiestMan]

I've always loved the epic of cycling. Giving until your last drop while watching for your rivals and calculating your strategy. Probably I'd love being a grand tour or classics rider.

Then the easy options football star or NBA player. And just for coolness sake, a skater in late 90s era

 

[DarkRange55]

In keeping with digital anonymity-

In high school I captained three sports teams. I don't usually mention this because it sounds ridiculous out of context, but I won Olympic gold in a lesser-known event when I was younger. It wasn't a big-name sport, which is why most people never hear about it. I later had a full-ride athletic offer for university and chose not to take it. After that, I did some international chess competitions mostly for fun. A close lady friend of mine went on to play for the U.S. team.

Life took me elsewhere after that. None of it was especially glamorous — just something I was lucky to experience.

I went to school with people training at elite levels in niche sports (one friend's parents paid around $23k a month for figure skating), and through family and work I've become friends some with pro athletes, agents, and owners.



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