The two sports I love, rugby and open water swimming, share a common trait: I do them badly. Don't get me wrong -- I wish I did them well -- but I don't. When

The two sports I love, rugby and open water swimming, share a common trait: I do them badly. Don't get me wrong -- I wish I did them well -- but I don't. When I was younger I fenced, but I was ambitious, and wanted to be a better fencer, so I worked out in a gym, had regular lessons from my coach, went to competitions. And somewhere along the line it transformed from being fun to being work. And then I stopped fencing. These days I try my best to accept not being very good.