Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova. Source: AFP
HAS an opponent's body odour ever impacted your performance in a game?
Would you plan your pregnancy around your sport's season?
Have you ever played a game with a hangover?
Nothing was off limits as the world's top athletes were asked the most awkward questions imaginable as part of ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue.
The publication anonymously asked 90 professional athletes — 50 men and 40 women from 21 different sports — the sort of questions the stars never get asked, and the results were fascinating.
One female boxer explained that fighters deliberately do not wear deodorant as a tactic to put off an opponent.
"I was fighting in Russia a few years ago, and not many fighters were wearing deodorant," the boxer said.
"I'm convinced they actually don't wear it on purpose. We got into a clinch once and instead of thinking about what I was going to do, the smell threw me off for about 10 seconds. You couldn't not smell it."
Apparently women's boxers don't wear deodorant to hinder their opponents. Source: AP
A hockey player added: "I got into a fight and he stunk so bad. I had to duck down and wait for the refs to come stop it. I thought I was going to be sick."
Fifty per cent of the women interviewed said menstrual cramps had affected their performance in a game, while 71 per cent said they would plan their pregnancy around their sport's season.
"You'll see a lot more pregnant female athletes this year because it's an off year, with no Olympics. I've seen a lot more pregnant women this year," a female Olympic track and field athlete said.
Nearly half of the male athletes surveyed said they had played a game hungover. Source: AP
Asked if they had ever had an "accident" in their pants during practice or a game, about a third of respondents admitted they had.
"I have to call timeout and go. Once you have a baby, if you've got to go, you've got to go," a female softball player said.
Forty-seven per cent of the men and 32 per cent of the women said they had played a game with a hangover.
After a night out, I'd have my best practice of the week," an NFL player said.
"My level of focus was so high because I knew I was two steps behind."
One Major League Soccer player said: "I won't have sex the night before (a game). I just don't feel like myself ... I get heavy-legged."
While an NFL player revealed the extent to which an opponent attacked his testicles.
"One guy grabbed me and twisted, and he kept grabbing and twisting. I had to come to the sideline and pop a squat and just let 'em hang.
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Sport’s most awkward questions answered
Dengan url
http://segarasa.blogspot.com/2014/07/sportas-most-awkward-questions-answered.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Sport’s most awkward questions answered
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Sport’s most awkward questions answered
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar