Answering a Question

I often find myself faced with the question, “what is your favorite sport?” Or sometimes they ask, “what do you like better, football or basketball?” depending on the person asking. I will always tell the truth, but most times my answer just avoids the question. This is because I truly don’t know yet. I don’t know if I want to play a sport in college, and if I do, I don’t know what sport. So I have three definite answers to either of the questions. 1-I don’t know. 2- Whatever I am playing/ whatever is in season. 3- Ping-pong.

I don’t know. This is my answer if I just want to avoid the subject all together and start talking about something else. Its true that I’m not sure yet, so I’m not lying, but I’m also not answering any question. This is also my answer to people who I would rather not talk to, maybe because they annoy me or maybe because they are fairly dumb, because it is easy to understand and it is straight to the point. There are really no follow up questions that can be asked after this response, so that is also a plus.

Whatever I am playing/ whatever is in season. This answer I give to people who are serious and who deserve an answer. This is the closest to the truth, and most times needs an explanation. The sport that I am playing when this question is asked is most likely the sport that I am enjoying most. I like the sport I am playing because I am totally engulfed in it and I devote my time to it. Another reason why it is closest to the truth is that I like all sports that I play equally. No one sport (except ping-pong) is a clear favorite in my mind.

Ping-pong. This is the answer that is dealt if I feel like the person asking the question doesn’t really need a serious answer and I feel like joking around. But not joking here, ping-pong may actually be my favorite sport. It is amazingly fun, and I seem to be fairly good at it, which helps. I love to challenge someone in ping-pong and I have only found a couple of people who can beat me. But even if I don’t win, I love to play the sport, it just won’t take me anywhere in life.