What were you really good at?

Hopeless at sport, totally unco-ordinated, still am. I was good at reading, English, spelling (I can "see" the words in my minds eye). In my first year at secondary school I came top overall in the exams, an achievement never repeated, sadly. To my mind, I have never excelled at anything, I am still always looking for the one thing that everyone is supposed to be good at.

MaizieD - same here with the 3 legged race
I was a fast runner, 220yds. In the relay team for Northumberland at the county sports one year. But now my cranky knees stop me running at all.

Hopeless at maths (although not bad at straightforward arithmetic now).
Good at languages (French and Spanish) and loved English and History.
Still do!

I loved wild flowers and could identify most by age eight. Still can though they are harder to find now.

I don't think I excelled at anything, ever .
Was athletic, running, high/long jumps and was in the tennis team. I've always preferred individual sports over team games.
English, 'composition', spelling, reading at school. History and maths didn't hold much interest then, but as I age find history fascinating.

Languages and dancing.

I wasn't outstanding at anything but always 'had a go'.

My mantra has always been, "Never let a lack of talent cramp your style."
and that's what I tell my little granddaughter too.

Perfection can be very intimidating don't you think?

English, particularly composition, dancing and, for some bizarre reason, hurdling, though I was completely useless at any other form of sport. I used to volunteer to be the hockey goalie - it took so long to get padded up and waddle up to the pitch at the top of the field that with any luck the game would be nearly over when I arrived.

And I was the go to person for forging notes from home to get people out of PE.

English,Art and Biology. Rubbish at Games and Maths. Maths teacher used to shout and throw my books across the room and have me in tears.
A few of us would hide in the girls toilets to avoid PE and games, but would still get good reports end of term.

Swimming loved netball , listening (I know quite a few secrets)

Reading, English, sewing and foreign languages - though my attempts to teach myself Russian in recent years have had rather mediocre results!

I wouldn't have known if I was good at anything as children were never praised nor any interest taken in their activities.

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I could give the rounders ball a good slog when I was at primary school so that automatically made me the captain of the team! How things have changed!

English and Art , apparently it is something to do with which side of your brain is dominant whether you are good at the arty subjects or the mathematical subjects .

At school I was good at English and hated all sport. As an adult I've only been good at falling pregnant (4 times !)

Swimming and drawing while at school but sadly I didn't continue with either once I left and started work...

Art, sewing, reading, spelling, biology

Good at acting, singing, playing the recorder, Oh and roller skating

I did not excel at anything at school. I passed the 11+ so I mustn't have been totally thick, but high school came as a bit of a shock.

I loved drama.

From an early age I have always been a "sorter" and a "carer" and I was always the person who took the "lost souls" under my wing. Looking back I have cared for people (family and otherwise) all my life but never in a professional sense. I hate to see anyone struggling. Probably should have went into social work or nursing if I hadn't have gone and got pregnant at 17

Pretty good at sports and English. Sciences ok but hopeless at maths.
My forte was horses, I would ride anything! I competed to a good level but not professionally.
Still own some amazing beasts but unfortunately I'm unable to really ride due to health issues. Two of my daughters and my two grand daughters are following in my footsteps though and are pretty amazing just wish they'd listen to me a bit more

Sciences, English ( Lang and lit) history and most important RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE!
My headmistress wanted me to try for a scholarship to Oxford to read theology! When I asked what I could do with it she suggested I could be a missionary! Moi?

Gillybob Do not dismiss being a kind and caring person. It is an important skill.

I was good at being "not quite good enough",was always middle to top.

As a very lately diagnosed dyslexic (I was 50.) I was always in trouble for poor work. I could read though but not always remember the details of what I had read. I have never had good physical or hand eye coordination can't catch or throw so I am useless at sports.
Hopeless at maths.

I was quite good at English Literature and Geography and Geology. My Science would have been better if my dyslexia had not always pushed down my marks for poor spelling, writing and punctuation in exams.