Conversations with my Athletes
I'm an athletic trainer at a high school and happen to be blessed with hilarious (and often odd or crazy) athletes. I started posting these on Facebook and they gained such a following that I've moved them here for all to enjoy. Submissions by other athletic trainers welcome!
Monday, May 16, 2016
Wait, is this a mockumentary?
Football Player 2: UGH! NO!!
FP1: These gloves are disgusting. I borrowed them, and they smell awful. Smell the glove. Hey K, smell the glove! *waving glove at me*
Me: NOO! I WILL NOT SMELL THE GLOVE! *thinking to myself: do not make a spinal tap reference! do not make a spinal tap reference!*
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
More effective than Gitmo
"Oh, God, this hurts so bad! It hurts so bad! How is this legal?! You're enjoying this, aren't you?! YOU'RE SMILING!! YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS!!" - Athlete getting calf massage
What they choose to hear
*Athlete walks in wearing lavender polo and pale yellow shorts*
"You look like an Easter egg." - Me
"You don't mean that. That's just your way of saying I look great today." - Athlete
Monday, February 9, 2015
Sadism vs Satanism
"This hurts so bad!" - Athlete stretching
"Good." - Me
"You're so mean!" - Athlete
"It's because we're sadists." - Coworker
"You're an atheist?" - Athlete
"What?" - Me
"Well, if you don't believe in God, it means you worship the devil, right?" - Athlete
Sunday, February 8, 2015
It's Big River, Genius
"It's called the Rio Grande. You should learn that. You need to assimilate. What do you say every day when you come to school? The pledge of allegiance. You're in America now. Assimilate." - Soccer player teasing his teammate
"He actually doesn't need to assimilate because it's called the Rio Grande in Spanish too. We took the name from them, so he has it right." - Me to soccer player
"Ooooh! You just got schooled!" - Team
Thursday, February 5, 2015
Logic
"This scale is way off. Before lunch it said I weighed 180 and now it says I weigh almost 210." - Athlete
"You're wearing your backpack." - Me
"...You need to stop being smart." - Athlete
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
I am so smart, I am so smart...
"Coach, can you open this for me?" - Student Athletic Trainer, holding an ice bag towards me
*I reach down and open it on the right side*
"I knew that! I SO knew that!" - SAT