15. I really shouldn't have eaten so much for lunch. My food hasn't had time to digest yet.
14. My legs feel like rubber. I don't know where all my energy went.
13. My uncle is in the hospital and I've been spending a lot of time there and haven't been able to get a good sleep.
12. There's too many shadows from the light. It really is difficult to see well.
11. If I had new equipment instead of this old stuff things would be different.
10. There was a traffic jam and I didn't get a chance to use the bathroom.
9. My kid has been distracting me and not behaving that's why I couldn't concentrate.
8. It's too hot and humid out or too cold out.
7. That was just a warm up game right?
6. Someone was throwing my game off when they were talking and I lost concentration.
5. I had to end it early because I have to be home at eight to watch American Idol.
4. If I would have known you were this good of a player, then I would have tried harder.
3. My sneakers must have been tied too tight because I have a blister on my toe.
2. I was swamped at work and I just couldn't bring my best game today.
1. I've been writing articles all night for Associated Content and my eyes are burning from staring at the computer monitor.
These are some real classics that you may have heard sometime along the way. In the near future, if you happen to lose a match to someone else feel free to reference this list of 15 excuses that take away your opponent's victory enjoyment.
Published by Dale Miller
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3 Comments
Post a CommentHa ha- hey, you took MY list of excuses- how did you do that?! :)
Good article. Let's see you beat me ten years ago...
Good ones! Don't forget "the wind knocked it out" in basketball! :)