• jaybone@lemmy.zip
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      10 days ago

      Tbf, you can drink and smoke doing pretty much anything.

      Like 50 years ago when air traffic control was arguably safer.

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        10 days ago

        True, but I’d argue you’d have a hard time being competitive in sports if you do that. Well, a high intensity sport, anyway.

        “Bolt is on track, ready for a new record attempt, there’s the whiskey bottle, and I think he’s smoking Pall Malls today”

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      10 days ago

      behold, johan cruyff:
      behold, johan cruyff

      Bet there’s been professional players who drink during the game, especially before 11m shootouts.

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        9 days ago

        I raise you Walter Frosch:

        https://youtu.be/EqekSuj5HCo

        (German, I couldn’t find a version with english subtitles) Roughly translated:

        Reporter: So, Walter Frosch, shortly before the half-time the equalizer…

        Ref: He (Walter Frosch) is a stand-up guy, I’ve known him for many years. He always played clean and fairly, or at least tried to.

        Reporter: We never had a doubt about that, we just wanted to ask if the 1:1 up to this point was deserved.

        Walter (with the heaviest smoker voice): Yes, the 1:1 so far is deserved for the other team, but we need to do better in the next half.

        Reporter: What ist that you have in your football-socks

        Walter: Cigarettes

        Reporter: Are you going to pull one through (smoke a cig)?

        Walter: Later

        Reporter: Then why do you have them with you on the pitch?

        Walter: I was subbed in so fast, that I still had them on me

        Reporter: (laughing) Ah, ok. Thank you