“Forget about showering with my fellow students in Tribeca Alternative’s prison-style showers—one nozzle for four to six girls at a time—in the locker room. It was impossible to work up a sweat during what passed for physical education class at TAHS, so there was no need to shower, anyway. Well, impossible for me, considering that, in the past, whenever a volleyball or whatever came near me, I’d always make sure to step calmly away to avoid it. See? No sweat. No need for a shower. Problem solved.” SportsShyAvoidShowerShy PeopleCalm Under PressureAirheadSchool SportsNo ShowerPe ClassVolley Ball Book:Being Nikki Source: Being Nikki
“All of these seemed strange activities to impose on young people with no interest in them, and indeed I’m certain that they merely served to alienate the majority of us from physical activity for life.” School Sports Book:Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine Source: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine