Didn't really know where to put this, but since this is more of a People thread than a Sports thread, I'm putting it here.
So, for those of us that have done/will do/did sports (or another extracurricular activity) in High School, what stories did you get out of them? We all have stories, surely.
Here's one I have. I was in wrestling in 11th grade, and I had a blast. Well, we were going to Naples (yes, Italy) for a meet, and I was about 1 pound under 171 which was my legal weight limit. Another kid, Andy Gutierrez, was three pounds over. On the way there, all I ate throughout the day was a leftover vegetable pizza. Pizzas in Italy are really thin and healthy. Gutierrez ate things at every gas station we stopped at. At Burger King he had a steakhouse burger and medium fries, AND a drink. And then, of all the places to eat dinner, we had to eat at the Applebee's on base. I drank water and ate artichoke dip and chips. Gutierrez ate onion rings, and a huge sandwich, topped off with some kind of brownie for dessert.
The next morning, we weighed ourselves to see if we had to quickly cut weight. I was one pound over. Gutierrez had somehow no only lost all three extra pounds, but was two under for good measure. Since that day, we referred to excessive eating during a meet "The Gutierrez Diet".
I have others, but I want to hear yours.
So, for those of us that have done/will do/did sports (or another extracurricular activity) in High School, what stories did you get out of them? We all have stories, surely.
Here's one I have. I was in wrestling in 11th grade, and I had a blast. Well, we were going to Naples (yes, Italy) for a meet, and I was about 1 pound under 171 which was my legal weight limit. Another kid, Andy Gutierrez, was three pounds over. On the way there, all I ate throughout the day was a leftover vegetable pizza. Pizzas in Italy are really thin and healthy. Gutierrez ate things at every gas station we stopped at. At Burger King he had a steakhouse burger and medium fries, AND a drink. And then, of all the places to eat dinner, we had to eat at the Applebee's on base. I drank water and ate artichoke dip and chips. Gutierrez ate onion rings, and a huge sandwich, topped off with some kind of brownie for dessert.
The next morning, we weighed ourselves to see if we had to quickly cut weight. I was one pound over. Gutierrez had somehow no only lost all three extra pounds, but was two under for good measure. Since that day, we referred to excessive eating during a meet "The Gutierrez Diet".
I have others, but I want to hear yours.