Lesson #6: That satisfying sound of the ball going through the net? Just as satisfying 10 years later.
Lesson #7: Go have fun. Even if you might look silly. Even if you aren't as good as you used to be. Even if the person you are with is better than you.
#6 is true but I didn't hear a lot of that sound.....I did enjoy the ringing sound of the ball bouncing off the rim though.
#7 I did have a lot of fun and did look silly, but I didn't care it was different then doing something cycling related.
You don't have to be the fastest to go the distance.