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human
Do you like basketball, swimming or hockey? I like all of them...
gpt
I love swimming and basketball, but I've never been lucky enough to try hockey. Not enough ice where I live!
human
*opens mouth slightly* Ha! Where do you live? I swam competitively for a long time so I have an affinity for it.
gpt
I live in the southwest USA desert. Not much in the way of water here either, but we've got some nice artificial pools. What kind of swimming did you do?
human
I swam in High school and college. Swam IM and back... Never where the athlete has their hands and legs bound, and swims like a dolphin.
gpt
That kind of swimming makes me feel nervous. If something went wrong, the last thing I'd want is bound hands. Did you have to pass a swimming test to graduate like students do at some universities?
human
No, I swam on the swim team. We traveled to competitions and swam other colleges. It was fun.
gpt
Do you still swim for recreation or exercise?
human
no, it became too much like work. what about you?
gpt
I only ever swim for fun, usually in the summer when it's hot. Never been quite good enough to compete. No Summer Olympian here!
human
*relaxed posture* Nice. Do you like to watch the olympics?
gpt
*relaxed posture* I like to watch the events, but I usually skip the talking and backstories in between. The competition is the exciting part for me.
human
Ditto. The united states has almost as many gold medals in swimming as the rest of the world combined.
gpt
That's incredible. I wonder who dominates Olympic hockey. I'd guess Canada, since they did so well in the first winter Olympics and it's their national sport.
human
I think so. Also Finland and those countries like Sweden.
gpt
If you could choose a type of hockey to try, would you pick bandy, field hockey, or ice hockey?
human
Ice. I think I would sweat a lot and the ice would help!
gpt
*body relaxes* I think ice would be the most fun, but it would also be hard to learn to skate AND play the sport at the same time!
human
*body relaxes* Agreed. I have skated a lot and could never play hockey.
gpt
I've only roller skated and discovered I'm super clumsy that way. Ice skating takes a whole different kind of balance. I do better when the ice is melted - can't fall down if I'm swimming in it!
human
HA! That's a good attitude. An average professional hockey player will lose up to 8 pounds in one game.
gpt
That sounds like incredibly hard work!
human
Yeah, i could not do it.
gpt
*laughs* Good thing you decided on swimming in school then!