What Ski instructors REALLY mean...

Just thought I'd start a thread to ask what ski instructors have said to people that you're not sure was meant as a good thing/bad!
I went skiing for the first time this year and had a great instructor, one of his favourite things to say to me however, was 'You have no fear', I thought that was a good thing, until he introduced me to another instructor and said 'This one is Kamikazee'.....Not sure him thinking I was on a suicide mission on the slopes was a particularly good thing! :lol:

Has anyone else been told something by ski instructors that reading between the lines probably isnt the compliment it sounds like??!!!!

On my first snowboard lesson the instructor said ' You have a natural talent'. I think he meant 'You have a natural talent???, cos its not snowboarding.

The only instructor I had said "you use a lot less energy if you can stay on your feet" about 8 times on my first ever time on a board. I replied "no shit sherlock" walked off and taught myself.

My son is an LTA tennis coach, he coaches a lot of kids, some with talent and some whose parents think they will be the next Wimbledon champ. They always ask for feedback on their progress. He always says ' They have reached their potential', parents think thats great, what it means is, 'Thats as far as they are going to go'