I’ve mentioned my friend and coach who was an Olympic-caliber swimmer, whose event was the uniquely brutal 400-meter individual medley, which, for those who don’t know, is where you swim, without stopping, 100 meters of one stroke I am marginally competent at and three I can barely do at all.
Better swimmers describe it a little more charitably, but always involving some sort of taxonomy of which stroke they’re best at and which stroke they’re worst at. Except Iian the Olympic caliber had had a coach who, while I suspect could be as harsh and demanding as anyone, was having none of this “worst stroke” talk. All a swimmer was allowed to mention was his or her “fourth-best stroke.”
Hence when I’m suffering a crisis of confidence, I try to remember that I’m not necessarily going about things wrong. I’m simply somewhat less right.
“My son borrowed his school janitor’s sports equipment this summer. I know that’s pretty weird, but it could be worse: He might have ended up hanging out with this Frazz, a grown man, during the summer. Creepy, huh?
rekam Premium Member over 5 years ago
Somewhat less right doesn’t sound promising to me.
Bilan over 5 years ago
He went from Kyle The Klutz to Kyle The Catastrophe?
unfair.de over 5 years ago
Crashing Kyle. Promising stunt career.
asrialfeeple over 5 years ago
Crusher Kyle.
Dobby53 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Building vacation memories.
sandpiper over 5 years ago
Be interesting to learn about Kyle’s paddle boarding adventure, now that Jef has set it up.
pony21 Premium Member over 5 years ago
My takeaway is surprise that Frazz would call the kid a klutz – at all, but certainly to his face.
cervelo over 5 years ago
“Somewhat less right…” Reminds me of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_1zoX5Ax9U
Donald Heller over 5 years ago
Board probably ok. Paddle either snapped or lost.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
PostsFrazz14 hrs ·
I’ve mentioned my friend and coach who was an Olympic-caliber swimmer, whose event was the uniquely brutal 400-meter individual medley, which, for those who don’t know, is where you swim, without stopping, 100 meters of one stroke I am marginally competent at and three I can barely do at all.
Better swimmers describe it a little more charitably, but always involving some sort of taxonomy of which stroke they’re best at and which stroke they’re worst at. Except Iian the Olympic caliber had had a coach who, while I suspect could be as harsh and demanding as anyone, was having none of this “worst stroke” talk. All a swimmer was allowed to mention was his or her “fourth-best stroke.”
Hence when I’m suffering a crisis of confidence, I try to remember that I’m not necessarily going about things wrong. I’m simply somewhat less right.
Caldonia over 5 years ago
“My son borrowed his school janitor’s sports equipment this summer. I know that’s pretty weird, but it could be worse: He might have ended up hanging out with this Frazz, a grown man, during the summer. Creepy, huh?