#12: Trying to Show Off in PE (and Failing Miserably)
Whether scurrying up a thick, slick nylon rope (ignoring the blisters forming on both hands) or running the track like a cheetah pursuing its prey, PE was the prime place to show our crush that we were the prince of the parachute or the queen of the obstacle course. You didn’t worry about getting an A; you worried about getting noticed as you smashed that kickball over the schoolyard fence and crossed the bases at lightning speed, dedicating every step to your eighth-period dreamboat.
