The "guidance counselor" at our high school told my sister she wasn't college material. Sister felt pretty smug when she got her Masters.
I was always the last person anyone ever picked in PE for team sports. I thought of that when I crossed the finish line when I ran my marathon. 26 miles in 4 hrs 36 mins 21 seconds.
All those kids in my PE classes can blow that right out their shorts.
:-)