A recent TikTok trend has former athletes sending a “thank you” message to their sports. Instead of highlight reels, they are showcasing their biggest fails. Missed shots, trips and embarrassing moments they would probably rather forget.
These blooper clips offer a reminder that sports while sports are about competing, they are also about failing, laughing and learning along through the process.
This former baller is reflecting on her “first true love” with a failed screen attempt:
This double trip fail on the soccer field is too good not to laugh at
A former quarterback lost the football mid-snap… only to have it land on his head.
A triple-jumper looks back on her not-so-graceful day at the track:
During a foul shot, this player couldn’t save herself from the fall.
Not only are these funny, but they remind us that sports are about showing up, trying your best, and getting back up after you fall.
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