Food Poisoning and Pro Sports
Great insider stuff here (from slamonline.com):
Its seems that many NBA players often come down with food poisoning, Kirk Hinrich being the most recent example. Food poisoning is somewhat of a rare occurrence for most people, so I was wondering if there is a particular reason why NBA players are so vulnerable. Should NBA teams travel with their own cooking staff? --David Scott, Harvard, Ill. Let me see if I can explain this gently. These guys are young men with lots of money who finish work close to midnight and everyone likes to wind down after work. With the old Bulls of the '80s and '90s, we used to call it "flu." Guys will be guys. Guys like to go out, have a good time and enjoy their life. We all did the same thing. And then you have to come to work early the next morning. Until Kirk suffered the groin injury, he never missed games. I never remember anyone as sick on a regular basis than Michael Jordan. But he never missed games as well. Given I was exhausted after eight hours of sleep, I admired what those guys could do. I think part of being a great athlete is being able to play with "food poisoning."