Today, in high-level sport, athletes benefit from the exceptional means at their disposal in terms of physical preparation, recovery and care. Many players who played in the NBA before the 2000s did not have the longevity they would have been promised if they had been born a few decades later.
Scott Brooks, the now ex-coach of the Washington Wizards, had mentioned in Chris Mannix’s Crossover NBA Show the recommendations that were made to him at the time after the matches, when he was playing in Philadelphia, Houston or Dallas in the 80s and 90s. As much to warn you, it is rather surprising.
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“We’re lucky today. Food wise, after the matches, we had salty pretzels. I hope we never get back to that. Before going to the shower, we had to drink two. beers It was part of our recovery program to be ready to play the next game.
They felt that it all gave us back the minerals we had lost in the game we had just played. In the locker room, there was also a machine that sold sodas. On the bottom row, it was marked fruit cocktail, but it was more like Miller Lite “.
The players’ food hygiene was clearly not optimal, but it was not all their fault.
Well, Larry Bird frequently whistled beers between matches and players abused strong alcohol the day before matches since the dawn of time. Fortunately for the quality of the show and the careers of the current athletes, things have changed quite a bit overall.
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