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What did you quit to ski more?

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swanton
Posts: 455 - Karma: 11
I was a hockey player for 9 years. It used to be my favorite thing to do, I loved it and it was all I thought about. I started skiing 5 years ago. I started out just recreational skiing, and I really liked it, so I kept going and each year a skied a little more than the previous year. Last year I really became addicted to skiing. Whenever I had hockey I just wanted to be skiing. It got to the point where I was skipping hockey sometimes to ski, even though my coach got mad at me. This year I didn't register for hockey. I just want to ski as much as possible. Now I'm focusing on skiing all the time.

Anyone else have a similar experience?
Dec 1 2008 6:50PM
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Malcolm
Posts: 15951 - Karma: 9,451
homework
Dec 1 2008 6:51PM
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VCharette
Posts: 4276 - Karma: 1,047
i stoped baseball cause i didnt want to miss skiing during the last week ends to go to the AA tryouts haha...
Dec 1 2008 6:51PM
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Billiards.
Posts: 6853 - Karma: 816
social life
Dec 1 2008 6:57PM
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Sholte
Posts: 2929 - Karma: 12
well i quit school. every other sport i used to play other then running. hanging out with friends in the winter. work. pretty much everything that got in the way of skiing.
Dec 1 2008 6:57PM
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Crack.
Posts: 6020 - Karma: 84
basketball unfortunately, but it was well worth it, i ski more now then I have ever before and i don't regret quiting backetball
Dec 1 2008 6:58PM
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YT.SKEEZE
Posts: 609 - Karma: 17
Hockey and ski racing.
Dec 1 2008 7:00PM
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Dhane
Posts: 3866 - Karma: 1,722
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Dec 1 2008 7:02PM
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scott-skis
Posts: 1161 - Karma: 141
lets see i quit hockey, basket ball, and like all school sports except for the ski team cause everything got in the way of my skiing time
Dec 1 2008 7:02PM
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joly.sp
Posts: 2305 - Karma: 585

I played hockey for 8 years, I loved it and I still do but I am not playing this year. It is strange for me to read the paper and have former teammates playing junior level hockey and I am not there, that for me is kinda strange.

I just really love skiing above anything else and I figure if there is any chance of a career I need to be out alot and push myself daily and If i get hurt hockey coach goes nuts and i dont wanna deal with that.

I will still play pond-hockey and that quite a bit though.. 

Dec 1 2008 7:09PM
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hellomynameisjef
Posts: 5794 - Karma: 167
i split my ski time 50/50 with my soccer time, cause i love both way to much to pick one
soccer and ski team once a weak each, and skiing on sundays and soccer on saturdays
Dec 1 2008 7:13PM
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vtpublicenemy3
Posts: 952 - Karma: 10
quit smoking crack to ski, toughest thing i ever done
Dec 1 2008 7:19PM
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A_Longley
Posts: 688 - Karma: 60
i quit school. best decision i ever made
Dec 1 2008 7:20PM
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sykonaut
Posts: 346 - Karma: 11
Swimming, fuck swimming.
Dec 1 2008 7:20PM
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Jwalk
Posts: 4647 - Karma: 134
hockey for 5 years it was a great choice and also stopped playing basket ball on school teams
Dec 1 2008 7:22PM
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ilikeplants
Posts: 1868 - Karma: 17
I quit cyclocross, I don't have much of a social life outside of my friends that I ski with, I don't do homework or much school for that matter, I quit my job at Bicycle Village so I could ski more, I barely see my GF anymore because I ski so much. I think that's about it.
Dec 1 2008 7:30PM
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SeanB
Posts: 3022 - Karma: 71
I thought I was alone
Dec 1 2008 7:31PM
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zylstra
Posts: 3613 - Karma: 125
i quit sleeping to ski occasionally, its so hard
Dec 1 2008 7:32PM
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KarmaSkiier
Posts: 461 - Karma: 6

porn

Dec 1 2008 7:35PM
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VT_FLO
Posts: 3806 - Karma: 147
I was debating quitting my girlfriend, until i found out shes better than your average gaper at skiing
Dec 1 2008 7:36PM
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GetPitted
Posts: 3443 - Karma: 2,299
Basketball, tennis, lacrosse, golf, work...
Dec 1 2008 7:36PM
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E.Durtschi
Posts: 250 - Karma: 203
Ski Racing
Dec 1 2008 7:36PM
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RRhighrider
Posts: 2140 - Karma: 1,124
baseball back in high school and recently i quit my job as a server because i had to work weekend and that was not going to work with all the trips i have planned
Dec 1 2008 7:38PM
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Karcher
Posts: 3788 - Karma: 1,934
i played baseball for like 9 years, and i think im done cause of skiing
Dec 1 2008 7:39PM
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skithesprings
Posts: 9086 - Karma: 1,349

+1

and now im fucked... bad choice

Dec 1 2008 7:40PM
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steezyjibber
Posts: 15967 - Karma: 11,026
working weekends
Dec 1 2008 7:40PM
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p-oskier
Posts: 1407 - Karma: 58
Ski racing. I also did not want to find a job for fall cause I knew that I would not be able to ski as often. Fuck money as long as I can ski..
Dec 1 2008 7:46PM
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VTtreeskier
Posts: 1833 - Karma: 64
Basketball, and a job during the winter
Dec 1 2008 7:50PM
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skiRay
Posts: 7558 - Karma: 926

in the past, any chance at haveing a serious girlfriend..

homework, job, parties, swimming, many more

Dec 1 2008 7:54PM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,085
Caring so much about school.
Dec 1 2008 7:56PM
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SlickRick.
Posts: 4329 - Karma: 300
. and speed and strength training for football
Dec 1 2008 7:57PM
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strongmark
Posts: 3278 - Karma: 883
i quit my girlfriend every winter.
Dec 1 2008 7:57PM
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SkierX
Posts: 16253 - Karma: 538
Financial Security.
Dec 1 2008 7:59PM
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Twig
Posts: 6407 - Karma: 60,033
I quit:
eating decent food
heating my house
attending lectures
alcohol
weed
chocolate
socialising


Dec 1 2008 8:02PM
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TheWorst
Posts: 7883 - Karma: 17

playing hockey

living in ottawa

bartending

having a life

Dec 1 2008 8:04PM
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shanny.
Posts: 159 - Karma: 975

School

Drinking/ smoking/ drugs = SOBER :)

Working in the day

Soccer.

and my motocross time is cut down :( due to summer training

Dec 1 2008 8:06PM
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C+Thompson
Posts: 434 - Karma: 97
Hockey.
Not basketball... yet.
I'm hoping to keep playing it for a bit.
Although I'm missing a good ski day this friday for a bball tournament.
Dec 1 2008 8:09PM
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Pee_and_Ski
Posts: 1869 - Karma: 57
homework, a couple dates, school in general, sleep and baseball i couldnt work out in the winter so i got cut
Dec 1 2008 8:10PM
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TSM
Posts: 154 - Karma: 14
i wouldnt say i quit anything however i have cut down on other sports and activities so that i can ski more
Dec 1 2008 8:10PM
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jaylib
Posts: 4523 - Karma: 777
homework, jobs, any other sports i used to ply, girls in the winter, my social life...
Dec 1 2008 8:11PM
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Yosh
Posts: 341 - Karma: 19
haha same thing as you bro, I thought i would play hockey for the rest of my life
Dec 1 2008 8:13PM
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cofreeskier
Posts: 3189 - Karma: 15
Homework, caring about school, getting into college...its fine though
Dec 1 2008 8:15PM
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PhaedeD
Posts: 11498 - Karma: 327
ya all that but umm i find that i drink, smoke and do drugs more....
Dec 1 2008 8:27PM
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eheath
Posts: 61603 - Karma: 123,093
Work, some school. Prob will party less, actually, probably not.
Dec 1 2008 8:30PM
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TylerS
Posts: 2720 - Karma: 49
basketball. i wasnt very good anyways. i cut back a lot on pre season lax in the winter. i prioritize
Dec 1 2008 8:37PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
a bit of everything
Dec 1 2008 8:39PM
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jayo.
Posts: 5015 - Karma: 34

gangbangin.

took up too much time

Dec 1 2008 8:40PM
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East.
Posts: 2314 - Karma: 128
Well I wish I could quit my job, but I work at a ski shop so I can't really take it for granted.

But i quit homework, caring about schoolwork, track, uhhh sometimes partying, but I still manage.
Dec 1 2008 8:43PM
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LIL_WAT
Posts: 1900 - Karma: 475
money, SLEEP, nights out, going to the beach which is 300m away from my house(summer setup!)
Dec 1 2008 8:45PM
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Drail
Posts: 14012 - Karma: 10,010
i base my entire year around being able to ski all winter. I work my ass off all summer so I can have the winters off to ski. when there's snow on the ground, everything else takes a back seat.

fully dedicated
Dec 1 2008 8:47PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
my family and gf so i could go to school in montana
Dec 1 2008 8:47PM
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