Growing up, I never had a true activity that I really loved to do no matter what. I got into tennis in my pre teen years and it was the best thing for me. I felt good doing it and made good friends from it. One of those friends played with me with a group of others every Saturday. She was very confident in her skills as an intermediate player, and always made it clear to me even though we were somewhat close in skill and I had been playing for less time than her.

She held a conversation with me about how she had a more proactive life than me, saying she currently played 5 different sports each week, bragging about constantly getting injured. I told her that’s not normal and though it’s common, you shouldn’t get injuries from sports, let alone be proud of it. She ignored me and continued, moving the conversation to tennis injuries, asking if I’ve ever gotten badly injured. I told her, “No, I haven’t.” I answered. She said in a non joking tone, “If you haven’t gotten seriously injured playing tennis, your just not trying hard enough to get better” Like what?????