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Message: [QUOTE="Hoophound, post: 5087999, member: 271"] Ha. That’s definitely my first choice, but I was a college tennis player. I lost to a future pro 6-4 7-5 my sophomore year. I played him a few times and that was probably my best showing but I always won a few games per match. I could serve at a very high level myself. I used to practice on a smooth rubber floor that caused the ball to skid really fast. When I went over to the real court, the game was in slow motion. It was a big help in learning to return a big serve. I could also score in a D1 basketball game back then if given the minutes, but my defense would have guaranteed 0 minutes. I will say though, if the other coach assigned someone to me and told him not to let me score, I’d have trouble. I was a very good shooter and when I played against really good talent, I scored most of my points on transition jump shots and 3’s because the break allowed me to get open. In the half court I was in trouble unless someone set a great screen for me and I got the ball real quick. I lit it up playing with normal people but D1 basketball players are something else. Also, I’d have to go back at least 15 years to have a shot at doing these things. My tennis playing days are long ever. I play pickleball now. Much easier as my rotator cuff is shot. Serving a tennis ball at top speed is painful and would result in surgery if I persisted. [/QUOTE]