Welcome to another edition of the Athlete Talk Tweets of the Weekend! Today, we talk about Sports fandom, Dez Bryant and his “dry heaves” at rookie camp, and Chris Douglas-Roberts makes a surprising playoff prediction via twitter.
CollegeWolf
Superb piece: “Thinking about Tiger, Piston and sports fandom” – http://bit.ly/d9bGUa
Very true. The article takes you through the reasons, the emotions, and the rollercoaster ride that is being a fan of a sports team.
Our second “tweet of the weekend” all started with this interaction:
AthleteTalk
Dez Bryant dry heaves at rookie camp: http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/23165/boys-bryant-out-of-breath-in-first-practice
HuddleHub
@AthleteTalk … Hopefully Dez Bryant will get healthier as the Dallas Cowboys season goes on.
AthleteTalk
@HuddleHub Yeah dude! Too much concern about a rookie camp. Reggie Bush worked out with L.T. before his rookie yr and puked his guts out.
@huddlehub I know Bush has had his critics, but I don’t think any of them think he is out of shape.
@huddlehub Here’s LT/Reggie article: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2007-05-17-training-season_N.htm
I bring this up because I think it’s an interesting topic. Do players puke because they are out of shape (probably partially), but at the same time players are puking because they have pushed themselves to the limit and beyond. They could have slacked off on a route or two to get their wind back (trust me, I am a pro at this) but instead they push the limits and wind up puking. If anything, doesn’t this show his mental toughness? He is not willing to let fatigue get in the way of playing hard.
AthleteTalk @cdouglasroberts Any chance Boston upsets Cleveland?
cdouglasroberts @AthleteTalk it won’t be an upset. Us players know how good Boston is when healthy
Big prediction by CDR. He may be an athlete so he knows just how good each team is…but my feeling is Cleveland has more talent, more youth and should win the series is Mike Brown could learn how to coach. With that being said, Cleveland is going to have to win this series IN SPITE OF Mike Brown. Tough to do against a (finally) healthy Boston Celtics team, it is true. However, I would be my life against ‘Sheed having 2 more games like the one he had yesterday.
ThunderTreats
I hate LSU more now, didnt think it was possible RT @NoGuts_NoGlory: LSU Has Attendance Inflation Down To A Science http://bit.ly/9OoboI
Abhi, aren’t you offended? He’s hating on your Bayou Bengals…
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