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Yoyo Brett Favre and his re-re-return to football...now last shot at glory corrupted? |
| Okay, so I'm really blind or I lost more weight this week than expected. The official weigh-in today at the YMCA, after two grueling hours of basketball, was 257 1/2 lbs. I stared at the scale in disbelief, wondering if I added wrong last week and should have gotten 262 instead of 272. I thought for sure I got 22, when I slid that tab across the top of that scale. But could it have been 12? I'll never know. But it's not inconceivable to lose almost 15 pounds in one week. So, I'm off to a good start. I'm at a weight that is as low as I've been in 2-3 years. If I can get down to 250 in a short time, that will take me back 10 years. Yay! I am having anger management issues on the basketball court, pushing myself to keep up with the 'kids' that are half my age and twice as quick. There was a big boy out on the court today that rivaled me in size, and he was giving some attitude. I think he still remembered from a week or so ago when I set a back screen on him, causing him to crumple to the floor in a heap. It was all legal and stuff, but he was unhappy about it. I think I showed him up too much that day. Today, he was pushing me under the rim with his body and calling for the ball to post me up. I cut off the entry pass a few times, but got burned twice as often for overplaying the ball. I got tired of him throwing his weight around and getting burned for not being more physical by denying him position on the block. He got around me with the ball and thought he was going to have a lay-up, but I shoved him in the back and two players got taken out on the play. I immediately apologized, but not as sincerely as I could have. Not long after that, another player was trying to get past me on a fast break and I cut off his lane while swiping at the ball. Because I lack mobility and couldn't slide with him on the play, he basically ran into a wall. I felt bad again. But then he started berating me for my tough play. I didn't care for his attitude and told him if he was worried about getting hurt, he shouldn't drive the lane anymore. I should have taken myself out of the game right then and there. But, I played it cool after that. Even after the big boy whipped his body into my lower back to push me out on a shot attempt under his goal. I figured that was his payback, but I wasn't backing down if I had to be physical if he tried to back me under the hoop again. Fortunately, the plays didn't run through him that much after that and he didn't score on me again. Now, I'm considering taking my game to the Y on the other side of town for a few weeks. I want to make sure I can work on my game some more where hostilities aren't as likely to arise. As my game improves and my footwork improves, I won't be in position to hurt people with physical play. I had come to the gym today hoping to work on finessing my game. Unfortunately, I let the big guy provoke me. With all this extra weight and the difficulty moving my feet, I've been in a position to hurt a few people. I've been fortunate not to be hurt myself. I took a pretty big hit on my shin about two weeks ago and think I suffered a deep tissue bruise. But, no muscle pulls or the like. That's rare for me. I really think yoga has helped me. So, next week I will take my basketball play to the east side of town. And, maybe for a few more weeks after that. Some of these young ones will go back to college and it will be the old dudes again. Although, I'm about the oldest out there now. And, the others my age have kept up their game and can run the court and move their feet. Once I get that back, I think I'll be fine. And no one will have to get hurt. And no one will have to throw me out of the Y for being a dirty player. Though, I'm not. I'm just slow and heavy and they keep running into me.  |
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