A fight in the locker room can be expected after the type of season that we have had this year. We have a lot of players who care deeply about this team, so sometimes when the outcome goes in the way it has for us, tempers will naturally flare. Coaches have asked me to help restore the locker room, and I have done just that. Instead of taking an approach that heightened conflict and further divided the locker room, I came up with a clever idea to bring everyone together.
Prior to becoming an elite athlete, I famously was over 400 pounds in college. So I know a thing or two about food. The first thing I did after being drafted by Norfolk was to try out all the local buffets within an hour of where we play. With the knowledge I gained from that, I held a players only meeting at the best buffet in Virginia. As the buffet was emptied and restocked, the morale naturally grew among our teammates. No one can stay mad on a full stomach, it’s science. At the conclusion of our trip, we were left with a buffet that had to close due to lack of food and a locker room with full hearts and stomachs.
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Prior to becoming an elite athlete, I famously was over 400 pounds in college. So I know a thing or two about food. The first thing I did after being drafted by Norfolk was to try out all the local buffets within an hour of where we play. With the knowledge I gained from that, I held a players only meeting at the best buffet in Virginia. As the buffet was emptied and restocked, the morale naturally grew among our teammates. No one can stay mad on a full stomach, it’s science. At the conclusion of our trip, we were left with a buffet that had to close due to lack of food and a locker room with full hearts and stomachs.
212 words