What is something you gave up on that you wish you never did?

[Vteckidd]

the only real regret i have is not using my swimming talent to the fullest potential. I had ungodly swimming talent with little to no effort. I was ALWAYS #1 throught middle school and high school. I never pushed myself, i did the bare minimum practice requirements and i was always the best on the team. In Oklahoma i was all american as a sophmore and i won 7 gold medals at the European Federation Swim League Championships as a 13-14-15 year old. I was state champion my sophmore and junior years. I was voted into Whos Who in high school (yearly profile of top athletes in sports). I was the kid that would take the summer off, walk into practice in August and qualify for state championships with a warm up run. Other people would train all year long and still not be fast enough to go to championships at the end of the year.

All my coaches thought i was destined to be the next Gary Hall or nowadays Michael Phelps. I was that good. but i never really ENJOYED it. Swim practice was work for me i didnt enjoy it. I always loved going to basketball practice because it was fun. Swimming i just did it because i was good. After i graduated i had a full scholarship to NAU and ASU that i turned down. I gave it up.

[loverboy_gnd]

the only real regret i have is not using my swimming talent to the fullest potential. I had ungodly swimming talent with little to no effort.

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this pertains to me as well, i grew up in the Grenada, iwas on the beach maybe 3 or 4 times a week, and i became a very strong swimmer, started swimming at caribbean competitions and won a couple medals, once i moved back to the US i completely left it out, to focus on a "career", sigh, who knows maybe ill go back into it someday

i regret raising a child for a year that wasnt mines........lots of money wasted

dude , its the little things in life that make a big difference, that kid may not have been yours, and the girl was wrong fr makin you think it, however for that year or so, you may not even begin to fathom the impact you possibly made on that kids future, and if the girl still doesnt know who the father is, it wouldnt hurt you to lend a hand if you could.