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You vs. Your Dad
Posted on 1/20/13 at 11:20 am
Posted on 1/20/13 at 11:20 am
...or, for older folks: You vs. your son?
Watching Hardcore Pawn and Les Gold really is competing against his son, Seth Gold. So, it got me thinking about sports and generational differences.
What sports were you better at than your dad? What sports was he better at? Same with kids if you're older. I'll start:
Dad was better: Football... he played HS, both off line and def line. I never played a down.
Golf... I couldn't beat him until he was 60.
I was better: Baseball... by age 11 I threw too hard for him to catch it.
Tennis... He gave it up at 18. I played into my 40s.
Me better than son: baseball, he tried but wouldn't put in the time.
Golf... He's beaten me twice in 30 rounds.
Son better than me: Outdoors/hunting/fishing/survival... Give him a knife, a book of matches and some string and drop him in the jungle. He will make it out in 2 weeks and bring home some food. My idea of roughing it is going without electricity for two days during a storm.
Watcha got? Should be a fun time killer till NFL game starts.
Watching Hardcore Pawn and Les Gold really is competing against his son, Seth Gold. So, it got me thinking about sports and generational differences.
What sports were you better at than your dad? What sports was he better at? Same with kids if you're older. I'll start:
Dad was better: Football... he played HS, both off line and def line. I never played a down.
Golf... I couldn't beat him until he was 60.
I was better: Baseball... by age 11 I threw too hard for him to catch it.
Tennis... He gave it up at 18. I played into my 40s.
Me better than son: baseball, he tried but wouldn't put in the time.
Golf... He's beaten me twice in 30 rounds.
Son better than me: Outdoors/hunting/fishing/survival... Give him a knife, a book of matches and some string and drop him in the jungle. He will make it out in 2 weeks and bring home some food. My idea of roughing it is going without electricity for two days during a storm.
Watcha got? Should be a fun time killer till NFL game starts.
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 11:26 am to Zach
me > my dad in anything athletic.
my dad > me in anything trivia/intellectual.
my dad > me in anything trivia/intellectual.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 11:28 am to Zach
me vs my dad
my dad never played alot of sports. so on football and baseball i have him
he kicks my arse in golf everytime we play
he was a marine sniper, so he wins at shooting anything
me vs my son
he is only ten so time will tell, but i compare him to how i was at that age. he seems to have better control than i did when he is pitching
he is way better than i ever was at basketball
my dad never played alot of sports. so on football and baseball i have him
he kicks my arse in golf everytime we play
he was a marine sniper, so he wins at shooting anything
me vs my son
he is only ten so time will tell, but i compare him to how i was at that age. he seems to have better control than i did when he is pitching
he is way better than i ever was at basketball
Posted on 1/20/13 at 11:32 am to CurDog
Dad: He beat me in golf until I was roughly 25 and got down to a high single digit handicap. I've been told that he was a better baseball player than me. Beer drinking, he's the hands down winner. 
Son: The only sport in common was football and he was a tall skinny receiver with hands of stone. I was the clear cut winner.
Son: The only sport in common was football and he was a tall skinny receiver with hands of stone. I was the clear cut winner.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 11:33 am to CurDog
My dad taught me everything I knew about sports, his career lasted longer in basketball and he played more baseball, so I have to give him the nod, although I had his potential...
Posted on 1/20/13 at 11:35 am to Tiger Nation 84
Boxing, wrestling, baseball, golf, ping pong, poker, etc......he used to kick my arse
I was always better than him in basketball
I was always better than him in basketball
Posted on 1/20/13 at 11:44 am to Zach
My dad and I played all the same sports. I'm better than him at all of them except for pool and bowling.
His best sport was basketball and he quit after his junior year. 28 points was his career high.
Basketball is my best sport, too. My career high is 47 points. I won a Texas 5A state championship and was recruited by some small colleges.
His best sport was basketball and he quit after his junior year. 28 points was his career high.
Basketball is my best sport, too. My career high is 47 points. I won a Texas 5A state championship and was recruited by some small colleges.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 11:48 am to PrimeTime Money
Thanks for bringing up pool. My Dad was The Man. I can count the times I beat him on one hand.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 11:59 am to Zach
My dad & I only have one sport in common - baseball.
Dad - several college offers, which he turned down to serve his country. 'Merica
Me - one college offer
I'll give dad the edge.
Dad - several college offers, which he turned down to serve his country. 'Merica
Me - one college offer
I'll give dad the edge.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:05 pm to Zach
Better than my dad: basketball, soccer and football.
Dad better than me at: baseball, he played college ball. Golf, I've never even kept it within 20 strokes of him. He also kills me in tennis.
Even: it's a wash when we play ping pong, and it gets competitive
Dad better than me at: baseball, he played college ball. Golf, I've never even kept it within 20 strokes of him. He also kills me in tennis.
Even: it's a wash when we play ping pong, and it gets competitive
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:13 pm to 225bred
Just remembered something.... Dad was better than me at weight lifting even though he didn't lift weights. He was an oilfield roughneck and came into me and Bro's room when we were trying to military press a 90 pound barbell.
He picked it up in the center of the bar with one hand and did dumbell curls with a 90 barbell like it weighed 20 pounds.
He picked it up in the center of the bar with one hand and did dumbell curls with a 90 barbell like it weighed 20 pounds.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:15 pm to StealthCalais11
If you haven't recently, thank your Dad for his service.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:22 pm to Zach
Dad > Me Football (he played @ miss. state), basketball (played through high school), boxing (boxed in the military and in golden gloves for a year or so)hunting, fishing he was born country lol and chess.
Me<Dad baseball (played at lsu-s and nicholls) golf he never touched a golf club, tennis, skiing, soccer, swimming, and bowling
Me<Dad baseball (played at lsu-s and nicholls) golf he never touched a golf club, tennis, skiing, soccer, swimming, and bowling
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:22 pm to Zach
Football....I played a little so I got him beat
Basketball....He won a State champion ship,,Him
baseball -split
checkers..him
best dad a man could ask for...
he's 78 now and has kicked cancers arse twice
and my best friend
Basketball....He won a State champion ship,,Him
baseball -split
checkers..him
best dad a man could ask for...
he's 78 now and has kicked cancers arse twice
and my best friend
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:23 pm to Zach
quote:
did dumbell curls with a 90 barbell like it weighed 20 pounds.
That's impressive. Was he tall?
I can take my old man physically and in just about every sport but sailing.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:24 pm to Zach
My dad is an amazing golfer. I was a better football player than he was. basketball is a push.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:29 pm to Zach
My Dad was better at everything except football, and only because his school didn't have a football team. His father was a basketball coach, he played in HS, and played regular pickup games until he was nearly 50. Watching a basketball game with him is like a coaching clinic.
And they never call walking, palming, or carrying the ball any more, according to him. They give everybody an extra step now, and in his day, if the ball went above waist high while dribbling, it was a turnover. They couldn't make most of the athletic moves they make now under the old rule interpretations.
Anyway, I'm a very average athlete at best, but I did play football in HS, so I have that going for me. But if my dad had played football, I'm sure he would have been better at that too. I have no problem admitting it.
And they never call walking, palming, or carrying the ball any more, according to him. They give everybody an extra step now, and in his day, if the ball went above waist high while dribbling, it was a turnover. They couldn't make most of the athletic moves they make now under the old rule interpretations.
Anyway, I'm a very average athlete at best, but I did play football in HS, so I have that going for me. But if my dad had played football, I'm sure he would have been better at that too. I have no problem admitting it.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:35 pm to Zach
Speed-Dad ran track in college
Football-I played in college
Baseball-I played in college
Basketball-Me
Golf-Me
My oldest is in high school and plays both football and baseball. He is better than I was in baseball but not football
Youngest is in middle school. He is better in football, baseball and basketball than I was at that age.
Football-I played in college
Baseball-I played in college
Basketball-Me
Golf-Me
My oldest is in high school and plays both football and baseball. He is better than I was in baseball but not football
Youngest is in middle school. He is better in football, baseball and basketball than I was at that age.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:35 pm to Zach
I'm better than my dad in every sport, but he could kick my arse
Posted on 1/20/13 at 1:15 pm to BRgetthenet
quote:
That's impressive. Was he tall?
He was 5-10, 200. Huge shoulders and arms. And if you're wondering why me and Bro didn't inherit the genes, he married our mom. A 5-3, 100 pound weakling.
I will give mom credit for one thing. She was Spanish and it made me immune to sun burn. Dad was a blond and had skin cancer issues later in life.
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