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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Clearly the context is ‘compared to other pro hockey players.’ Just like when Rasmus Andersson was described as out of shape, it was in the context of the physical condition of pro hockey players. And when people complained that Lucic was slow and couldn’t skate anymore, it was in the context of… pro hockey players.
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Exactly.
I am trying to remember who a particular story was about - Pete Sampras maybe? - but the person was talking about how they worked out for 2 hours a day, 52 weeks a year. Then when they got to the pinnacle of the sport and got to know the guys at the top, they realized that everyone did at least that, and if they wanted to get any better, they had to do more. So he went full bore, doing 3-4 hours a day, became the most fit player on tour, and made it to #1.
You don't get to professional sports by being lazy. But once you get there, you enter a milieu of highly-motivated, highly-trained, highly-talented athletes who all want the same thing. And if you aren't prepared to raise your game to another level, you're left behind.
i.e.: lazy