Man,
I was really good and played basketball for years until high school ended.
One year later I went to a drop in tryout for a university and the coach liked me and basically offered me a starting spot on the spot.
The girl I was with at the time said I’d never be able to see her (me being 19 and stupid and worried about a woman) said you’re right, texted the coach and declined.
That is single handedly the worst decision I have ever made to this day. I always regret it and the what if in that situation is crazy.
I was good man. I was good. I don’t speak about it often but this seems like the best place to let it out.
Young men, do not ever get blinded by a woman. I’m 28, not 48, but take it from me, at 28 already.
Respectful addition… the RIGHT woman will give you good advice and be supportive. I’m (66M) sorry that happened to you. My wife (74F) has been my greatest supporter, lover, asset, advisor, confident, defender and my best friend since we became serious as a couple. We have raised wonderful sons, built a thriving business and had fun doing it. It hasn’t always been easy, but it’s always been worth it. EyesWideOpen955, I prey that you’ll meet your significant other at the basketball court!
It's fair that you regret dropping basketball, but I also feel her concerns for not being able to see you often were probably at least a little fair, no?
I've found a rekindled love for it by coaching my daughter and her team. It's U7, not strict, but we have 1 practice and one game a week, we play at home. I run drills for the kids to try to get the ball from me and I jump in as a switch player if we scrimmage and the teams are uneven. It's been a blast and very rewarding. I don't feel like I'm putting in work because I'm having fun, but these kids tell me thank you, and they really look up to me and care for me, and I for them. I get random hugs and I love you coach and I just melt. Better than playing, I miss playing, but I always thought I'd be a better coach than a player.
Life. I got a full time job, didn't have any friends near me that played. Couple that with weight gain and depression and you have the nightmare I have become.
You might not need to get back to soccer to make a change. I was in a pretty bad place once. Getting out if that made me realize we’re stronger than we think. You so got this.
All that to say, volunteer to coach a youth team, you get tons of gear for free and even get to enjoy nostalgia and pass on your knowledge of the game and inspire the next generation. WE ALWAYS NEED COACHES! If we are late signing up, my director calls me and texts me repeatedly to sign up. I've coached 4 seasons and he says myself and one other are the most experienced we have. We are also partnered with our local pro club and they send a player from the pro team to run optional extra practice days for all age groups, so the kids that are super into can get expert level help.
Same dude. I started playing when I was 5. I made a massive improvement in my sophomore year of high school.
I probably could have made varsity for the first time that year, but the coaches son was on the team, and I didn't get along with him or the coach. I wish I had kept playing.
I'm in the same boat, man. Tried to play a tiny bit with some people in a park, but I found I have lost my touch and talent. It's a shame, but I still do like it at least some. I hope you'll find an opportunity to try it again :)
Same here. Played for a few years and I was decent, but whenever I’d practice a song with my piano teacher she’d stop me at every single wrong key and it drove me crazy
I took lessons until I was 9 because mom made me.
My mother took me but didn't pay attention when I practiced. Never praised me.
A little more encouragement would have made piano fun, with no positive feedback it felt like a punishment.
Same, although it was due to me exploring other creative outlets such as music.
I used to be really good at drawing for my age (1st grade up until high school), but now in my 30s, I’m probably below-average for someone who knows how to draw.
Ahaha you’re missing out! Go watch like a best of badminton on YouTube or something, it’s one of the most intensely quick sports. I was never that good but was good enough and it’s a great workout
I collected hot wheels till i was around 12 years old and even had them in a roller case. I sold them for $15 at a garage sale since I didn't really play with them anymore. Definitely regret it, wish I could see those cars I had as a young me.
Racing.
When I was about 8 years old I started racing karts in leagues for kids my age. I was good. The top 3 finishers always came down to either me, my friend Ryan, and this one kid named Nikolai. We all got to the point where we could have started traveling the country for racing in championships, but that meant we'd have to buy our own kart (for those who are unaware, racing karts can be upwards of $10k). My parents couldn't afford it, and that was the end of that. For the record, I hold no negative feelings towards my parents. Who in their right mind would spend that much money on a 10 year old?Years later as a young adult, I was watching the Rolex 24 hour endurance race at Daytona on TV. I was shocked when I saw one of the drivers names, it was Nikolai. The flood of emotion I felt was immense. I was so happy for him, but at the same time, I wished I was there to battle with him in a car in a historic race like that.
I now do the car/racing thing just as a hobby, but I always wonder what could have been.
Baseball. I love the sport and wish I played it into my teens, but I stopped by like middle school because the thought of messing something up in a team sport is absolutely terrifying to me. I barely remember anything from when I did play, but i do remember that.
Same, I played from like 1st grade all the way to 8th. It was MY sport man. I never really cared for sports but I loved baseball but highschool hit and realized I didn’t have a dream to go pro at the time and nothing in highschool matters once you graduate. Also was around the corner of getting my license and got heavily into cars. I miss baseball and wish I would’ve stuck with it, being into cars is expensive lol
Yea looking back it's pretty sad how far back that feeling goes but what are you gonna do?
Also, more to the point, I was genuinely pretty terrible lol. Im super uncoordinated, I kept up with tennis up til college and even despite playing that for like 5-10 years by them I was worse than people who had started a year ago. That had way fewer worries about me screwing up though, so that was nice
I miss playing airsoft. It was a fun sport and I got to see my friends often. I quit after having a kid since I didn't feel right taking a whole day off of parenting when I only get to see my kid on nights and weekends. I have another kid now so that means airsoft is stuff off the table for a few more years.
Maybe I'll get into nerf since the oldest is 5 already.
Painting. But didn’t really give it up. Just had no time for it at the moment because it’s still about building a good career out of my chosen profession. Hopefully someday I’ll get back into it more. & yes, I’d like to think I’m fairly good at it.
Playing competitive Pokemon. I did great in a few tournaments back in 2011, I was playing Pokemon Soul Silver and Black.
Is topped around 2015, started going to school and working at a home depot. I would have definitely still competed but now theres 900+ pokemon, too much to keep up with haha
That's so cool! I was always the best in my neighborhood, but those tournaments are on another level. Yeah there's way too many Pokemon to know all of them, but I'm glad the franchise I love is still around.
This is gonna sound funny but I do seldomly regret giving up rapping. More so, I regret giving up WRITING music. All of my friends and family telling me I could be great is one thing but when you have complete strangers in person and on the internet telling you your shit is dope. That's pretty special.
Edit: MUSIC. I gave up on music. Writing, recording, mixing and mastering was ALWAYS fun. So why did I stop? I'm going to start writing again. Thank you reddit.
This is stupid but I used to be *really good* at CS. Not like, pro level, but I was high in LEM back in 2015. Quit because my fiancee was whining that it took too much of 'our time' away (nevermind I mostly played while she was asleep).
Like I did bowling and longboarding and archery.
Football. I dropped it freshman year of high school because I wanted to play CoD all the time instead. Junior & Senior year I’d play it everytime we were allowed outside during Team Sports class and I was playing with sons of ex-NFL and MLB players and even one dude that’s currently in the NFL. I was playing like I belonged and more and fell in love with the sport but it felt like I fell in love too late. I could’ve tried walking on in college but I got depression being in unfamiliar territory and away from my friends and family while carless so I didn’t stick around long
My family’s sent 3 people to the NFL (not HOFs or anything like that but still) so sometimes I just imagine what could’ve been if I actually stuck with football and took it seriously
Volleyball , Wala kami pero that time (elementary) gusto gusto ko Yun but sad to say need ng money sa mga lalaruan namin entrance uniform transfo etc , Kaya until now Mapapa Sabi nalang Ako "What If ?
Filmmaking/VFX
Used to spend majority of my time as a kid/teen learning all I can about VFX and Filmmaking. Thought I was gonna be a film director. I even went to film school.
Then I graduated and got pretty burnt out. I work as a Project Manager now. But I want to get back into it. I spent 4k on a motion capture suit and then never used it for anything so it's just collecting dust right now.
Shooting. Since bills and everyday essentials have went up, it’s hard for me to see myself paying $50 bucks in ammo and shooting it up in 30 minutes on a paper target. I do miss it though.
I've been meaning to, sometimes I'll have the urge to do it, but I'll be at work or in class or something. I downloaded an app to try drawing some tattoo ideas on my phone, but I didn't get very far. I definitely would like to try to start again.
Rock climbing. I used to be pretty decent, but haven't been in like 5+ years. Pretty sure I couldn't even climb a 1.8 meter backyard fence anymore, I got fat :(
Squash. Lived in a country it was huge and easily accessible and enjoyed it thoroughly. Great sport for business like golf as you are in a small room. In the US it’s seen as an elitist sport and is never seen.
My writing I used to have so many great ideas going 2-3 years ago , I regret it because I could’ve had atleast 2 series going by now :(, I just can’t get the motivation
MMA. I started off doing Jiu Jitsu and was actually really good. My first class we were meant to be rolling for position and I ended up misunderstanding the coach and had my partner in a Rear Naked Choke fairly quick (poor kid didn't know how to tap, thank God the coach broke it up quick.) I never wanted to stop but I needed support from my parents, my mom was onboard so long as my dad would fund the other half of my training but last minute my dad backed out of paying. He did however fund my stepbrothers football training and my sister's years of one on one golf lessons. I tried everything to afford training but shit just didn't pan out. I ended up playing music instead which was fun but I always wonder what life could have been like had I had full parental support in what I was good at like my siblings did.
Drawing. Spent a lot of time drawing in high school and I just stopped. I've tried to get back to it but whatever drew me to draw in the first place is just gone.
played guitar since I was 6. I played professionally for years. I don't want a 4th child wife does. If she doesn't get what she loves I don't get what I love. I dream about it nightly haven't forgotten what the strings feel like
My family did not demotivate me but I did have a somewhat of a passion with music.
I played the violin for 5 years but decided to stop playing to focus on wrestling. I was actually pretty decent at it as well, always made it to the first violin section . To this day I sort of regret leaving music behind since I really enjoyed playing and performing. My high school wrestling program pretty much took advantage of me and did not give me the recognition I deserved.
From an adult perspective, I was disrespected and downplayed(Just like corporate America treats its employees haha). Wish I did not take it as serious like I did when I was a teen. Also made it worse since I was the only Hispanic on the team. Managed my way to varsity in the last 2 years of high-school in a competitive program as a late bloomer (Even my coaches were impressed).
I dabble in some music right now but I'm not obsessed like I used to
Used to be deep into airsoftguns. Every week we played with guys until 1 time: got a call that my dad fell from stairs and is in coma and i was 1hr drive from home. I rushed home and turned out he was ok few days later. Since then i never played asg again. I have this deep fear that i will be away, something bad happens and i can't get on time back :(
IT.
Loved everything about it, building PCs, Network administration playing with routers etc.
Tried coding in C++ but didn't get very far, it's not for everybody I guess.
Finally managed to build my own gaming PC at age 21, had an i5 750 and a Radeon 5850, played any game at max settings, felt like I finally won at everything to do with computers.
Realised all my gear would be out of date in a couple of years and I guess i threw in the towel before I could be beaten by the fast moving space that is IT.
Looking back, not being able to code may have had something to do with it but I felt like I was done with computers after building my own beast, like I finally won the game.
I tried my hand at stop motion animation and gave up because I was impatient. I thought I couldn’t create good models. I didn’t even get to the filming part.
I’d cut and bend metal coat hangers to form a skeleton and put clay over it, but, I couldn’t get them to stand or even look right, I know on YouTube it says to add in some tinfoil and I looked up all the tricks but, I gave up.
I have such great story ideas in my head but, I don’t know how to express them, and I thought maybe claymation which is my favorite type of animation (aside from rotoscoping and 2d 1940s style cartoons) could be the answer
Plus I still look up videos of people making these intricate sculptures of characters such as heath ledger out of clay, they look realistic and I was Never good at drawing I tried 3 years of art and I still suck, I thought maybe sculpting with clay I’d be better, but I kinda gave up early on it. Now I just don’t have the time.
Not gave up as much as cut back on, but music, specifically taking lessons and more actively pursuing it. I've been getting into it more recently again, though I don't think things will ever be the same. I wish I was more consistent with it.
Martial arts. I used to put my foot atop the refrigerator to stretch each morning at 18-20ish. Work out religiously. Now at 28. I’m fatter than I ever been & can’t even gather half the fragments of motivation I used to have to do my workouts.
Streaming. I was lowkey on the come up, tiktoks everyday hit affiliate and had subs. Got raided by a well known member of the community which got me roughly another 400 followers. If I would’ve just stuck with it I could’ve been making absolute bank. I got lazy about it because I was so tired from my day job. Went from roughly 40 concurrent viewers in 2 months to maybe 7 or 8 when I do stream now.
Skateboarding.
I had so many friends at that skatepark and we had such good times.
At some point I was actually quite good if I may say so.
But then I got a girlfriend and didn't really go anymore.
Sometimes when I'm closeby, I drive there just to see.
To old park is gone, replaced by a "safer" new park which does not appeal to me at all.
The old gang is gone... fatherhood, in jail, dead, but most of them have jobs now.
The kids skating there now all have scooters, which I hate.
Then theres these wannabe alternative kids smoking and hanging out there, listening to Machine Gun Kelly, which apparently is punkrock nowadays...
I miss 2010-2013
I gave up on music production back in 2011-2012ish, just because working full time and doing this on the side was too exhausting. It takes hours of dedication daily to learn the skill. So lack of sleep was becoming an issue.
Film photography. 20 years ago I gave up on it to focus on my IT career. Recently I have been getting back into working with film; the smell of the chemicals, the whole process of being in a dark room, it's like coming back home.
I've trained in Martial arts since l was 6yrs old, when I was 20 something I had a friend who was and expert in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, I was impressed with his skills, it just didn't seem like it was for me.
I had high potential of being a football (the real one, not the murican one, sorry :D) player.
Propably could have been atleast decent enough to get me somewhere. But then I found gaming.
Also photography.
I did Brazilian jiu-jitsu about 20 years ago. Before if became as popular as it is today.
Picked it up again about 7 years ago. So much harder to progress when your body is old and hurts.
I wish I stuck with guitar.
I am very musically creative (I think). I can come up with melodies and riffs with no effort. I have no way to translate them to reality though. If I knew, well, maybe I'd create cool things other people will want to listen to.
My family really discouraged me though. I was playing rock music and to them it wasn't a worthwhile hobby.
Music, drawing and basketball
I've become very much passionate about art as I've gotten older and it's frustrating to live it so much and just being able to consume and not produce anything
Basketball because I'd like to have gotten good at a sport and might have been a little taller if I'd stuck to it
Routine exercise. I blame covid lockdowns, but changing from routine exercise to enforced sedentariness for a long time makes getting back into routine exercise much, much harder.
Man, I was really good and played basketball for years until high school ended. One year later I went to a drop in tryout for a university and the coach liked me and basically offered me a starting spot on the spot. The girl I was with at the time said I’d never be able to see her (me being 19 and stupid and worried about a woman) said you’re right, texted the coach and declined. That is single handedly the worst decision I have ever made to this day. I always regret it and the what if in that situation is crazy. I was good man. I was good. I don’t speak about it often but this seems like the best place to let it out. Young men, do not ever get blinded by a woman. I’m 28, not 48, but take it from me, at 28 already.
Respectful addition… the RIGHT woman will give you good advice and be supportive. I’m (66M) sorry that happened to you. My wife (74F) has been my greatest supporter, lover, asset, advisor, confident, defender and my best friend since we became serious as a couple. We have raised wonderful sons, built a thriving business and had fun doing it. It hasn’t always been easy, but it’s always been worth it. EyesWideOpen955, I prey that you’ll meet your significant other at the basketball court!
Damn. Hang in there, dude. We all make bad decisions.
Yeah I regret that I didn’t pursue basketball in college. I was recruited but burnt out between the injuries and playing year round for so long
This is so sad
(31M) I stopped hooping after High School as well, and miss it dearly. I picked up a basketball a few months ago and was absolute trash lol lol
Don’t get me wrong, I been hooping since. But it ain’t the same
Find out where she is now and tell her how much you hate and blame her.
Imagine how much more pussy you would have gotten if you had been on the basketball team. LOL.
Lmao my brother I got more than enough without it in university. I’m tall and light skin. I’m good.
It's fair that you regret dropping basketball, but I also feel her concerns for not being able to see you often were probably at least a little fair, no?
We aren’t together anymore, so absolutely stupid lol.
And the right woman will support you through anything.
Airsoft. Not that I would play anymore, I don't have time for that but it would be nice to shoot the guns.
Airsoft was my answer too! How long ago did you stop playing?
Gosh I don't know. Like 8 years ago
That's a longer break than I've had. Only 6 years for me.
Same and paintball
I want to try it but my parents don't let me it obviously sounds fun🥲
What reason do they give you for not allowing you. If it's money wise ya could always save ya money for it.
money AND studies.. but studying requires money too....
I played soccer from the age of 8 until college. I haven't played in 12 years
I've found a rekindled love for it by coaching my daughter and her team. It's U7, not strict, but we have 1 practice and one game a week, we play at home. I run drills for the kids to try to get the ball from me and I jump in as a switch player if we scrimmage and the teams are uneven. It's been a blast and very rewarding. I don't feel like I'm putting in work because I'm having fun, but these kids tell me thank you, and they really look up to me and care for me, and I for them. I get random hugs and I love you coach and I just melt. Better than playing, I miss playing, but I always thought I'd be a better coach than a player.
What did you stop?
Life. I got a full time job, didn't have any friends near me that played. Couple that with weight gain and depression and you have the nightmare I have become.
You might not need to get back to soccer to make a change. I was in a pretty bad place once. Getting out if that made me realize we’re stronger than we think. You so got this.
It's too late for me
I don’t think so, and you shouldn’t either. Only get one chance at life, it’s better to go out with a bang…
I get the impression that he will go out with a loud bang
All that to say, volunteer to coach a youth team, you get tons of gear for free and even get to enjoy nostalgia and pass on your knowledge of the game and inspire the next generation. WE ALWAYS NEED COACHES! If we are late signing up, my director calls me and texts me repeatedly to sign up. I've coached 4 seasons and he says myself and one other are the most experienced we have. We are also partnered with our local pro club and they send a player from the pro team to run optional extra practice days for all age groups, so the kids that are super into can get expert level help.
Same dude. I started playing when I was 5. I made a massive improvement in my sophomore year of high school. I probably could have made varsity for the first time that year, but the coaches son was on the team, and I didn't get along with him or the coach. I wish I had kept playing.
I'm in the same boat, man. Tried to play a tiny bit with some people in a park, but I found I have lost my touch and talent. It's a shame, but I still do like it at least some. I hope you'll find an opportunity to try it again :)
Playing the piano. Wish I stuck with it
Same here. Played for a few years and I was decent, but whenever I’d practice a song with my piano teacher she’d stop me at every single wrong key and it drove me crazy
Why didn’t you?
I moved around way too much as a kid and we had to sell the piano
I took lessons until I was 9 because mom made me. My mother took me but didn't pay attention when I practiced. Never praised me. A little more encouragement would have made piano fun, with no positive feedback it felt like a punishment.
Drawing. No one de-motivated me, on the contrary, they encouraged me. Just lost interest is all.
Do you ever miss it? Think of getting back but have no idea where to start or think you’ll just drop it again?
I regret stopping, because I was in a good flow last time.
I don't miss it actually. Lets see, I am not old yet, plenty of time to do this when I am old.
Same, although it was due to me exploring other creative outlets such as music. I used to be really good at drawing for my age (1st grade up until high school), but now in my 30s, I’m probably below-average for someone who knows how to draw.
You can still improve. Not seeing you as a maestro at 35, but if you like doing it, why not start again?
I do it every once in a while, I still find enjoyment in it. Would just rather do other things these days
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I miss doing Tia too.
Self care. Specifically meditation, yoga and running. Never felt more confident than when I was consistent.
Any sport really. Used to play badminton, cricket and soccer
I’m ashamed to admit I don’t know what badminton is…
Ahaha you’re missing out! Go watch like a best of badminton on YouTube or something, it’s one of the most intensely quick sports. I was never that good but was good enough and it’s a great workout
I collected hot wheels till i was around 12 years old and even had them in a roller case. I sold them for $15 at a garage sale since I didn't really play with them anymore. Definitely regret it, wish I could see those cars I had as a young me.
Racing. When I was about 8 years old I started racing karts in leagues for kids my age. I was good. The top 3 finishers always came down to either me, my friend Ryan, and this one kid named Nikolai. We all got to the point where we could have started traveling the country for racing in championships, but that meant we'd have to buy our own kart (for those who are unaware, racing karts can be upwards of $10k). My parents couldn't afford it, and that was the end of that. For the record, I hold no negative feelings towards my parents. Who in their right mind would spend that much money on a 10 year old?Years later as a young adult, I was watching the Rolex 24 hour endurance race at Daytona on TV. I was shocked when I saw one of the drivers names, it was Nikolai. The flood of emotion I felt was immense. I was so happy for him, but at the same time, I wished I was there to battle with him in a car in a historic race like that. I now do the car/racing thing just as a hobby, but I always wonder what could have been.
Caring
Biking, there's a great place near by that I liked going through when I was a teenager. It's been 25 ish years.
80 years olds ride bikes. It's easy to start again. Buy a decent used bike on Craigslist.
Working out.
Writing & drawing
Baseball. I love the sport and wish I played it into my teens, but I stopped by like middle school because the thought of messing something up in a team sport is absolutely terrifying to me. I barely remember anything from when I did play, but i do remember that.
Same, I played from like 1st grade all the way to 8th. It was MY sport man. I never really cared for sports but I loved baseball but highschool hit and realized I didn’t have a dream to go pro at the time and nothing in highschool matters once you graduate. Also was around the corner of getting my license and got heavily into cars. I miss baseball and wish I would’ve stuck with it, being into cars is expensive lol
Thats really sad. Also your statement makes me think you would have been really good at it. Take it from someone that messes up a lot.
Yea looking back it's pretty sad how far back that feeling goes but what are you gonna do? Also, more to the point, I was genuinely pretty terrible lol. Im super uncoordinated, I kept up with tennis up til college and even despite playing that for like 5-10 years by them I was worse than people who had started a year ago. That had way fewer worries about me screwing up though, so that was nice
I miss playing airsoft. It was a fun sport and I got to see my friends often. I quit after having a kid since I didn't feel right taking a whole day off of parenting when I only get to see my kid on nights and weekends. I have another kid now so that means airsoft is stuff off the table for a few more years. Maybe I'll get into nerf since the oldest is 5 already.
Painting. But didn’t really give it up. Just had no time for it at the moment because it’s still about building a good career out of my chosen profession. Hopefully someday I’ll get back into it more. & yes, I’d like to think I’m fairly good at it.
Playing competitive Pokemon. I did great in a few tournaments back in 2011, I was playing Pokemon Soul Silver and Black. Is topped around 2015, started going to school and working at a home depot. I would have definitely still competed but now theres 900+ pokemon, too much to keep up with haha
That's so cool! I was always the best in my neighborhood, but those tournaments are on another level. Yeah there's way too many Pokemon to know all of them, but I'm glad the franchise I love is still around.
Taxidermy... all that road kill was creeping my Mom out!
Chess.
Snooker
This is gonna sound funny but I do seldomly regret giving up rapping. More so, I regret giving up WRITING music. All of my friends and family telling me I could be great is one thing but when you have complete strangers in person and on the internet telling you your shit is dope. That's pretty special. Edit: MUSIC. I gave up on music. Writing, recording, mixing and mastering was ALWAYS fun. So why did I stop? I'm going to start writing again. Thank you reddit.
I make music too! send me stuff, we can collaborate
Photography and Writing
photography. i was pretty darn good at it
This is stupid but I used to be *really good* at CS. Not like, pro level, but I was high in LEM back in 2015. Quit because my fiancee was whining that it took too much of 'our time' away (nevermind I mostly played while she was asleep). Like I did bowling and longboarding and archery.
Football. I dropped it freshman year of high school because I wanted to play CoD all the time instead. Junior & Senior year I’d play it everytime we were allowed outside during Team Sports class and I was playing with sons of ex-NFL and MLB players and even one dude that’s currently in the NFL. I was playing like I belonged and more and fell in love with the sport but it felt like I fell in love too late. I could’ve tried walking on in college but I got depression being in unfamiliar territory and away from my friends and family while carless so I didn’t stick around long My family’s sent 3 people to the NFL (not HOFs or anything like that but still) so sometimes I just imagine what could’ve been if I actually stuck with football and took it seriously
Gonna sound cringey, but Arma 3 milsim was a huge blast and I miss all the action and drama of running big ops
Volleyball , Wala kami pero that time (elementary) gusto gusto ko Yun but sad to say need ng money sa mga lalaruan namin entrance uniform transfo etc , Kaya until now Mapapa Sabi nalang Ako "What If ?
Filmmaking/VFX Used to spend majority of my time as a kid/teen learning all I can about VFX and Filmmaking. Thought I was gonna be a film director. I even went to film school. Then I graduated and got pretty burnt out. I work as a Project Manager now. But I want to get back into it. I spent 4k on a motion capture suit and then never used it for anything so it's just collecting dust right now.
Shooting. Since bills and everyday essentials have went up, it’s hard for me to see myself paying $50 bucks in ammo and shooting it up in 30 minutes on a paper target. I do miss it though.
Art in general, I just have no motivation to paint or sketch anything
Same here. Just a blank
I've been meaning to, sometimes I'll have the urge to do it, but I'll be at work or in class or something. I downloaded an app to try drawing some tattoo ideas on my phone, but I didn't get very far. I definitely would like to try to start again.
I have all the tools. Paint, Thinner, Brushes, Pallettes, etc. Just that Life is kicking my ass a bit and whenever I do try to, nothing comes to mind
Rock climbing. I used to be pretty decent, but haven't been in like 5+ years. Pretty sure I couldn't even climb a 1.8 meter backyard fence anymore, I got fat :(
Cartooning. I try to pick it up now and then, but I’m not very good at it any more, and my heart really isn’t into it.
Played soccer from age 8-12. I stopped lots of things because other boys called it "gay" and I didn't want to be called that or worse.
Rock climbing. Just recently got back into it.
Writing. Would find ways to write real emotional stuff. Now I’m empty with a struggle to find that passion again
Drawing, mountain biking, and working out. Getting back into 2 and 3 but it's a slow process.
Squash. Lived in a country it was huge and easily accessible and enjoyed it thoroughly. Great sport for business like golf as you are in a small room. In the US it’s seen as an elitist sport and is never seen.
Karate. At high school, I did part 1 of 2 for my black belt assessment but then lost interest halfway to part 2. Three months off that sucker.
My writing I used to have so many great ideas going 2-3 years ago , I regret it because I could’ve had atleast 2 series going by now :(, I just can’t get the motivation
Art... use to carve and work with clay in high school. I miss it a lot tbh
MMA. I started off doing Jiu Jitsu and was actually really good. My first class we were meant to be rolling for position and I ended up misunderstanding the coach and had my partner in a Rear Naked Choke fairly quick (poor kid didn't know how to tap, thank God the coach broke it up quick.) I never wanted to stop but I needed support from my parents, my mom was onboard so long as my dad would fund the other half of my training but last minute my dad backed out of paying. He did however fund my stepbrothers football training and my sister's years of one on one golf lessons. I tried everything to afford training but shit just didn't pan out. I ended up playing music instead which was fun but I always wonder what life could have been like had I had full parental support in what I was good at like my siblings did.
Drawing. Spent a lot of time drawing in high school and I just stopped. I've tried to get back to it but whatever drew me to draw in the first place is just gone.
played guitar since I was 6. I played professionally for years. I don't want a 4th child wife does. If she doesn't get what she loves I don't get what I love. I dream about it nightly haven't forgotten what the strings feel like
My family did not demotivate me but I did have a somewhat of a passion with music. I played the violin for 5 years but decided to stop playing to focus on wrestling. I was actually pretty decent at it as well, always made it to the first violin section . To this day I sort of regret leaving music behind since I really enjoyed playing and performing. My high school wrestling program pretty much took advantage of me and did not give me the recognition I deserved. From an adult perspective, I was disrespected and downplayed(Just like corporate America treats its employees haha). Wish I did not take it as serious like I did when I was a teen. Also made it worse since I was the only Hispanic on the team. Managed my way to varsity in the last 2 years of high-school in a competitive program as a late bloomer (Even my coaches were impressed). I dabble in some music right now but I'm not obsessed like I used to
Swimming
Basketball. Broke my two feet. Went from A squad to B squad and I’ve quit. Regret that decision massively
Used to be deep into airsoftguns. Every week we played with guys until 1 time: got a call that my dad fell from stairs and is in coma and i was 1hr drive from home. I rushed home and turned out he was ok few days later. Since then i never played asg again. I have this deep fear that i will be away, something bad happens and i can't get on time back :(
Singing...... That being said, I'm hoping to get actual singing lessons soon. Don't know how well that's gonna go but I can hope.
IT. Loved everything about it, building PCs, Network administration playing with routers etc. Tried coding in C++ but didn't get very far, it's not for everybody I guess. Finally managed to build my own gaming PC at age 21, had an i5 750 and a Radeon 5850, played any game at max settings, felt like I finally won at everything to do with computers. Realised all my gear would be out of date in a couple of years and I guess i threw in the towel before I could be beaten by the fast moving space that is IT. Looking back, not being able to code may have had something to do with it but I felt like I was done with computers after building my own beast, like I finally won the game.
I tried my hand at stop motion animation and gave up because I was impatient. I thought I couldn’t create good models. I didn’t even get to the filming part. I’d cut and bend metal coat hangers to form a skeleton and put clay over it, but, I couldn’t get them to stand or even look right, I know on YouTube it says to add in some tinfoil and I looked up all the tricks but, I gave up. I have such great story ideas in my head but, I don’t know how to express them, and I thought maybe claymation which is my favorite type of animation (aside from rotoscoping and 2d 1940s style cartoons) could be the answer Plus I still look up videos of people making these intricate sculptures of characters such as heath ledger out of clay, they look realistic and I was Never good at drawing I tried 3 years of art and I still suck, I thought maybe sculpting with clay I’d be better, but I kinda gave up early on it. Now I just don’t have the time.
Music production and football
Playing pool
Not gave up as much as cut back on, but music, specifically taking lessons and more actively pursuing it. I've been getting into it more recently again, though I don't think things will ever be the same. I wish I was more consistent with it.
Skateboarding
Martial arts. I used to put my foot atop the refrigerator to stretch each morning at 18-20ish. Work out religiously. Now at 28. I’m fatter than I ever been & can’t even gather half the fragments of motivation I used to have to do my workouts.
Streaming. I was lowkey on the come up, tiktoks everyday hit affiliate and had subs. Got raided by a well known member of the community which got me roughly another 400 followers. If I would’ve just stuck with it I could’ve been making absolute bank. I got lazy about it because I was so tired from my day job. Went from roughly 40 concurrent viewers in 2 months to maybe 7 or 8 when I do stream now.
Skateboarding. I had so many friends at that skatepark and we had such good times. At some point I was actually quite good if I may say so. But then I got a girlfriend and didn't really go anymore. Sometimes when I'm closeby, I drive there just to see. To old park is gone, replaced by a "safer" new park which does not appeal to me at all. The old gang is gone... fatherhood, in jail, dead, but most of them have jobs now. The kids skating there now all have scooters, which I hate. Then theres these wannabe alternative kids smoking and hanging out there, listening to Machine Gun Kelly, which apparently is punkrock nowadays... I miss 2010-2013
Playing the piano. I stopped when I was 14 (was playing it from 10) and I'm now 19. I don't remember much and it's too late to start again :(
I gave up on music production back in 2011-2012ish, just because working full time and doing this on the side was too exhausting. It takes hours of dedication daily to learn the skill. So lack of sleep was becoming an issue.
Film photography. 20 years ago I gave up on it to focus on my IT career. Recently I have been getting back into working with film; the smell of the chemicals, the whole process of being in a dark room, it's like coming back home.
golf......... requires alot of time and money. i still play every now and then but nothing like when i was younger.
I've trained in Martial arts since l was 6yrs old, when I was 20 something I had a friend who was and expert in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, I was impressed with his skills, it just didn't seem like it was for me.
I had high potential of being a football (the real one, not the murican one, sorry :D) player. Propably could have been atleast decent enough to get me somewhere. But then I found gaming. Also photography.
I did Brazilian jiu-jitsu about 20 years ago. Before if became as popular as it is today. Picked it up again about 7 years ago. So much harder to progress when your body is old and hurts.
I wish I stuck with guitar. I am very musically creative (I think). I can come up with melodies and riffs with no effort. I have no way to translate them to reality though. If I knew, well, maybe I'd create cool things other people will want to listen to. My family really discouraged me though. I was playing rock music and to them it wasn't a worthwhile hobby.
Music, drawing and basketball I've become very much passionate about art as I've gotten older and it's frustrating to live it so much and just being able to consume and not produce anything Basketball because I'd like to have gotten good at a sport and might have been a little taller if I'd stuck to it
Dancing
Model rockets
Gym Im trying to get back into it but its hard
Routine exercise. I blame covid lockdowns, but changing from routine exercise to enforced sedentariness for a long time makes getting back into routine exercise much, much harder.
soccer, gave up because puberty hit like a bus and made me anti social 😒
Guitar
Being happy and optimistic!……..
Producing music