The Long Way to the Padel Court

After finding running and cycling boring, one padel match made me want to come back.

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i've been playing padel for a few weeks now, and i'm still a little surprised by that sentence.

for a long time, i wasn't sure sport was really my thing. i tried running, cycling, and a few other things. i gave them a fair shot, but they all felt boring to me. i kept wondering if i just hadn't found the right one yet.

then padel came into the picture.

after the first match, i was hooked. or, more accurately, i became a victim of padel. one game turned into wanting to play again, and now i'm already thinking about the next match.

there's a court 20 minutes away. you'd think that would be the obvious choice. instead, i prefer to drive 40 minutes to another one. it's a longer trip, but that court feels more comfortable to me, and that matters more than saving twenty minutes. also the people are more open minded for new players.

i really found a sport which feels right and makes a lot of fun to play.