Sports are gone for a long, long time, unfortunately. The only thing we have right now is each other — and our cringey, embarrassing, awkward sports memories. So let’s keep this train rolling.
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Most of the people on this planet have played sports at some point or another, whether recreationally, organized or semi-pro. More people have not played professional sports, which is why most of us sit here and tweet and write about them.
Earlier in the week, I posed this question on Twitter:
Needless to say, there were plenty of hilarious responses that reminded us why we don’t play pro sports and earn large, sexy contracts.
Here are some of the best responses from the Twitter roundup:
Basketball
Which hurt worse: the busted nose, or the bruised ego?
This is worse than the GIF of Swaggy P missing the 3-pointer.
Baseball
He left? Did he go to find the ball and never came back?
At least arm strength isn’t a problem.
Well, if nothing else, at least you got a really good jump.
Uh … no balls, two strikes?
“You miss 100 percent of the home plates you don’t touch.” — Babe Ruth — Wayne Gretzky — Michael Scott — Joe Rivera
Is it time to stop celebrating in sports? My column:
Might be the genesis of all the Yankees’ injury issues these days.
Well, now other people are going to pee themselves, too. By laughing, probably.
You probably looked better in the field than José Canseco did that one time.
I hope she loved you for your baseball acumen.
A literal pain in the ass. Way to go.
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Football
Not cool, but definitely hilarious.
Wow, so you played for the New York Jets?
Now I see why you play flag football and not two-hand touch.
Thank God you’re better at writing about football than playing it.
Soccer
“An absolute FIRECRACKER!”
See, usually in soccer, you want to kick the ball.
Hockey
There are worse things than Bobby Orr telling you you stink.
At least you tried to cut down the angles.
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Miscellaneous
Knocked your teeth loose in karate? Someone get this guy a DAZN contract, quick!
Only thing that would have made this better is if you followed it up with, “WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, I AM?!”
Smooth.
I … don’t have anything witty to say about this.
Time to wake up, Cody. This has all been a dream, and Iowa still lost.