Have you ever competed against professional athletes in their sport?

was he on the opposite team? might explain a thing or two about his NFL career

 

I played basketball with Rashard Lewis when we were both in middle school. Killough represent.

I played one on one vs. Calving Murphy the year the Rox retired his number. He kicked my sorry ass.

I played a round of golf with Fred Funk when I was 11.

I played a casual game of baseball with Mark Portugal when he pitched for the Astros.

I took an AB against Roger Clemens in the mid-'90's. I'm sure he wasn't really trying.

 

he he

 

I forgot and b.j. tyler. I was playing ball with tyler on his team, and tremaine wingfield (don't know if you remember him was on the other team) and b.j. would never pass me the ball. so they left me open, and tremaine said something about me not being able to shoot so b.j. passed the ball to me and I nailed a three and another later in the game.

afterwards wingfield tells me nice way to knock down those jumpshots. I was on cloud nine the rest of the day.

 

Ndi Ebi

 

Ike Nwanko for a few mins in a pickup game. Dude was scary good.

I kind of bowled with Sam Adams. Except, he was in the lane next to me and didn't know who I was (nor did anyone in his party .....in fact, my party and his were just sharing a lane group).

 

I played horse against a girl who ended up in the WNBA when I was in 4th grade. Can't remember her name off the top of my head.

 

Back when I was a kid, there was program the Astros had called Astro-Buddies. Kids would sign up and pick a favorite player. Every so often, there'd be a game where you could go down on the field. So, I never competed against, but I did play catch with Metzger and Lee May.

 

I can't believe I forgot playing one on one against David Wesley when he was at Baylor.

I used to go to Baylor's basketball camp every summer from like 3rd grade until 10th. Mainly because my sisters went to school there and they were good friends with some of the players/coaches. My sister dated NBA record holder Micheal Williams and I got to try on his championship ring from the Pistons.

I digress...one summer, the summer after Baylor upset #3 Arkansas led by David Wesley, I was in the gym shooting around by myself after lunch. In walks David Wesley going to a class. I say hi and he stops to shoot around with me. Finally he asks if I want to play one on one and of course I say yes. He took it really easy on me and ended up beating me 15-13. By the end of that, a couple friends of mine had walked in so Wesley and I played them in two on two. We won.

 

I got my ass kicked by some local boxer when I was a kid. (been 25 years so I don't remember his name. )

 

Many MLS and MISL (Major Indoor Soccer League in case you're wondering) players through out the years.

 

no, i don't wanna say that. he was an excellent QB and a really nice guy. it was a flag football game...i was pumped to be playing corner against him...and he didn't care a bit. he threw one out in the flats and i just broke on it right and got lucky.

 

Isn't that the free throw guy?

 

I'm sure when he saw you strut in the end zone like sanders he started caring

 

I played a pick up game one time with Devin Brown at University of Texas San Antonio. Devin played for the Spurs for a little while when he got out of college and I think is playing for the Jazz now. I was going to UTSA when he was there and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time, because I do not know how I got picked (i suck). That was the year UTSA made it to the NCAA 64 and got stomped by UCONN in the first round.

 

It is.

 

Thank you sir. You are most kind to help out a poor rookie.

Here's my post from the other thread that got me thinking about this:
"Since I can't start a new thread yet pardon me for taking this onto this thread unless someone is willing to help a poor rookie out and start a new one.

How many of you have ever competed against elite (Pros, Olympic) athletes?

In Judo I've sparred with people who went on to the Olympics and uniformly gotten my ass handed to me. I've also sparred with someone who fought in the UFC, got ass handed to me also, but I used to train with someone who was on the Ultimate Fighter reality show and was able to beat him in practice. Of course this was when he was just starting out and in his teens. He would hand me my ass rather fast these days."

 

given i was probably 17 years old, i probably did strut in like that. i'm not proud of that part, for sure!

he could have crushed me!

actually, we had hung out through some ministry stuff a bit...so we weren't strangers. if memory serves he said "good job" or something like that.

 

Mostly soccer players. me and the mls guys who play for the dynamo, are from h-town or anywhere in texas get together over xmas to kick the leather ball around a bit.

 

I played against Tierre Brown the lil point guard that used to play for the rockets and most recently the lakers.

He beat my by 7

He lives in Houston not too far from where i live.