We may have been really good at our sports back in high school. We also might have been benchwarmers the whole time, and simply let that slip our minds when remembering "the good old days." Either way, when someone brings up high school sports, we will always have something to say.

1. You still keep up with some of your old teammates.

Some of your best friends were made through sports, whether you played with them, or sometimes against them.

2. You haven’t unfollowed your team on social media.

There is no shame here in my book.

3. You still keep up with how the team does, whether you actually make it to any games or not.

Hearing that your team beat that certain team you always used to get a special joy out of beating will always make your day.

4. You can’t watch a game without critiquing the person playing your position.

It's a real problem. You are probably also critiquing positions that you literally never even played. Why? You don't know but you still think you could do it better.

5. You still feel as if that one ref actually had it out for you. You know the one.

If you ever saw them in public, who knows what you would do.

6. You wish you still had the metabolism from when you actually worked out.

Please please PLEASE give me back this metabolism!

7. You remember when you used to be “in shape.” Those were the days.

See number 6.

8. You still feel at home any time you walk in that gym or on that field.

There's just something about it. It will always feel like a place you belong.

9. You still think of yourself as an athlete, whether you are one or not.

Everybody knows someone like this. They may have been an athlete in high school, or claim to have been one, but no one really understands how that could be possible.

10. You might hate running because it still feels like a punishment to you.

I don't think this will ever change.

11. You learned how to be on time, because being late wasn’t an option.

Before I could drive, I learned how to make sure my ride would get me there early. When I got my license, it was on me and that made arrival times all the more terrifying. Especially dealing with 5 o'clock traffic. Or morning traffic. Or after school traffic.

12. You understand the value of pregame snacks and meals.

You were always hungry, and those carbs seemed to somehow make it better, even if it was just for a few hours.

13. You wish you could wear that uniform again, just one more time. Or maybe a million.

You will never forget that time you took off your jersey for the last time.

14. You wish you still had the skills you had in high school.

You may try to act like you've still got it, but face it. Most of us have completely lost it.

15. You wish you could replay that one game when you had the game of your life.

You'll never forget it. Even though everyone else probably has no idea what game you are talking about. Deep down, you know that you gave it your all.

16. You wouldn’t trade memories of team bonding for anything.

Pool parties, hiking trips, Christmas parties, locker room jams, out of town tournaments, sleepovers, birthday surprises, and car rides galore.

17. You’ll never forget how tired you were after all those long practices and workouts.

You needed a food, a shower, and a long nap. In that order.

18. You wonder if your body would still pop and crack like this if you hadn’t been an athlete.

Personally, I think it's really a toss up. I probably would've had bad shoulders and knees anyway, right?

19. You still remember plays and combinations.

All of them? Probably not. Some of them? Absolutely. And you think of them at the most random times like when you are trying to fall asleep at night.

20. You play intramural sports. Any of them, but especially YOUR sport.

You have to try really hard to remember that not everyone is as competitive as you, they don't know all the rules, and that everyone just wants to have fun.

21. You have accepted your status as a has-been athlete, and you own it.

Welcome to the ranks, Has-Been Athlete. We still play to win.