I have decided to quit football for a bit. Decided to try do do something new: Waterpolo. This is very nice and extremely motivating. I love it. Life seems so simple when u have a ball and you can kick people almost as much as you want ! This is a lot of fun. I didn´t it was available in Iceland until i walked in the pool a monday evening. Anyway... here are few facts about waterpolo:
You know you're a waterpolo player when..
-you smell like chlorine 24 7 even after taking showers
-you rarely shower at home
-you are used to doing homework in the car
-you make more gay jokes than you should
-you aren't repulsed by speedos, you actually like them and find them more convenient than those baggy trunks some people wear
-you are not disturbed by the thought of deck changing and you think it's an efficient way to save some time
-you are constantly annoyed by people who think waterpolo is just volleyball in a shallow pool
-you have scratches all over your body, and simply shrugg when people ask you what happened, because you want to avoid the whole "how is volleyball dangerous?!" scenario
-if you are a girl, you have red marks all over your neck and are usually tutted by some teachers at school if you happen to wear a tank top
-you aren't always aware that you're bleeding or bruised
-you secretly like the smell of chlorine
-you think waterpolo players are more attractive than other people
-it is normal to get home later than 11pm, and your friends are always jealous of your curfew, but you are too tired to explain to them that you're not out partying, you're at the pool
-you prefer swimming in pools over oceans
-your summer hangout is the pool
-you have terrible bathingsuit tan during the summer
-you will never be caught at a puplic swim
-you resepct swimmers less than other people
-you dont think waterpolo hats are funny looking
-your breaststroke has gotten considerably worse and as frustrated as your summer swim coaches get, there is no hope for your backstroke
-your muscles hurt after a few days of not being in the water, especially your shoulders and knees
-you are extremely un-flexible
-when you lick yourself you taste like chlorine:)
-you get cap tans in the summer
-you get to know the lifeguards who give out ice pretty well:D
-you diss synchro ppl regularly
-you get kicked out of hotels for horsing around:D
-you find yourself needing therapy after tounaments on account of sexual assult
-you have been touched in places that normal people shouldn't touch
-you are at the pool more often than at home
-one arm is bigger than the other
-Your eyes are bloodshot from the chlorine and when you go to school, people constantly ask you, "Are you high?"
-You find yourself drawing out "man-ups" on a page in your math book when your supposed to be paying attention..sometimes you even try to explain it to someone.
-when u say u play waterpolo and someone even mentions horses, u get seriously angry and want to injure someone
-you find yourself explaining to ppl what the game is really about and why you have so many cut's briuses and choke marks, but usually they just stare at you in awe, probably thinking that they will think twice before playing volleyball in the pool
-you think underwater hockey players are the lowest form of life amd look for any opportunity to get in a fight with one
-this only applies for girls but...
ppl who ask if you wear bikinis... you try to explain that a bikini would only get ripped off then when they give you demented looks, you laugh because the idea seems funny to you
you thought practice was long only to find out that the 'team talk' afterward is even longer than the actual practice
- you give a good, firm handshake to every opponent after a game and are appauled when playing another organized sport, that your opponents only slap your hand after the game
- giving wedgies to teammates on the pool deck will never get old.
- you perfectly understand everyone with a heavy, eastern-european accent because you've had to adapt to what your coach says, who indeed has a heavy, eastern-european accent
-you've probably gotten more kickouts then you should but secretly don't regret any of them because hey, that bitch deserved it
-you're 'slippery when wet' and you 'do it in the deep end'
- you know the reason why an hour before games you and your teamates lather yourselves with lotion :) ( its to be slippery in the water incase no one got it..lol)
-butterfly is not a stroke, IT IS A PUNISHMENT
-you think going to training is more important than going to school.
-you hear "hahaha dont the horses drown?" and (when playing nubes) "ow your holding me!! why are u grabbing me?!" frequently
-whenever a new person comes to your team wearing a long bathing suit, you point, laugh, and show no mercy
-victoria rules/no rules will always have a special place in your heart.. especially when there are swimmers involved
-complete strangers may 'know' your body better than a non-waterpolo playing boyfriend/girlfriend
-you are a little too used to seeing rainbows around lights and cloudy vision
-when wearing two suits feels normal. And one just doesn't feel like it will hold.
-when you have seen your coach in a speedo and no one pressed charges
-When you say to someone "I play waterpolo...yeah its just like polo except we put the horses in the water" Then watching them think it over until you can't help but laugh at them.
-when one messes up, everyone suffers.
-when you get your suit pulled off and end up flashing everyone on the pool deck so much that it no longer phases you
-nothing compares to how potentially lazy you can be
- Being determined to ruin the new TJ on tour twice as bad as when you were there.
- Getting changed in the mini bus and running straight into the pool ready changed because your late for the match you have to drive 3 hours from home for.
-when you sweat during gym class, everyone starts comenting on how all of a sudden the entire gym smells like chlorine
-guys: you dont feel as bad as you used to when it comes on beating up girls .... but girls: you no longer feel bad about sacking guys who are wiling to beat you up.
-when people dont understand that saturdays are not available...yes, tournaments actually last 18 hours
-for girls; you know you play waterpolo when you dont have anymore hair at the back of your head :) ( its always pulled off from the zipper)
-guys: you refer to your costume as a turbo, not a speedo.
-you recognize your friends better when they are half naked, and think they are better looking, than when they have clothes on.
-when you don't even bother to see a physio anymore when you dislocate your shoulder
-you have tons of friends from all over the country just from tournaments
- catching or holding a ball with two hands feels awkward
-when you have become so desensitized to being kicked and punched that you laugh at people (non-polo players) who actually think they're tough
-you can eat enough food to feed a small orphanage
- there isnt a limit to just how high you are supposed to raise yourself out of the water
-for married men- You know your a real waterpolo player when your wife only complains when you haven't got scratch marks all over your back!
-you've had to explain the game so many times you can repeat your explanation from memory
-when you bring people that have never seen a game you have to constantly look over and signal them when to cheer
-people have no idea how satisfying it is to be able to knee, elbow, and punch people underwater and not be called for a brutality kick out or offensive.
-your fingertips bleed from filing them down on the pool deck and wearing a rubber swim suit appeals to you
-your hair dresser is appauled by the straw like texture of your hair and has given up on trying to teach you what conditioner is
-When excitement takes over the moment you see a swimming pool
-When you are totally bothered if you're at the pool without a ball, any ball, for that matter.
- underwaters never get old
- when you break your good hand... you don't stop playing polo, you start playing with your other hand.
- speedo's (turbo's) feel natural after a while.
- you think about the training you did the day before, and you wonder "how did we do that".
- your troubles are settled under the water.
- you remember you first goal.
-all your friends are from the waterpolo team, when the season ends you dont really know what to do with yourself on weekends
-You know you are a waterpolo player when you wear your speedos to the supermarket after practice/games
-you know you're a waterpolo player when someone grabs your costume so you kick up to show the referee your boobs....even when your dad is watching the game from the balcony..
-when you dont care that you're walking around with a massive wet stain on your ass and crotch cause you have a game soon and are too lazy to take of your speedo
-You know you're a waterpolo player when your friends are always asking you to show them how to skip a ball across the pool
-You Know you are a waterpolo player when you smile after being kicked in the ribs or balls. And the smile means "Just wait until I get hold of you buddy!"
I think i am one of those
Virgile
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