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!
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Carbon Dating
"What's the pit? What pit is he talking about?" - Home Team Fan
"Maybe he's talking about the Pit of Despair?" - Me
"What's the pit of despair?" - HTF
"Man, I feel so OLD!" - Me
"What? Why?" - HTF
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
NOPE
NOPE NOPE NOPE.
I don't care if I just threw away your $35 compression shorts.
IF YOU LEAVE DIRTY UNDERWEAR IN MY OFFICE I'M THROWING IT AWAY.
In the immortal words of Ron White:
"Things that make you go 'bleagh'."
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Withdrawals
Monday, February 17, 2014
Two Adults
"I get both?" - Coach
"Yep." - Me, opening the tupperware
"Can I take the tupperware?" - Coach
"But it's mine." - Me
"But I eat them slow!" - Coach
"But--" - Me
"I'll wash it and bring it back." - Coach
"Promise?" - Me
"Pinky swear." - Coach, offering me a pinky
"Okay." - Me
"Kiss it. Gotta make it official." - Coach, kissing his thumb
*pinky swear*
"You know--" - Me
"Pinky swear is sacred." - Coach
Nicknames
"If I have to deal with red-headed stepchild and ginger jokes, you get unloved middle child jokes." - Me
"Deal." - ATS
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Person of importance
"Here." - Me
*hands ATS my camera*
"What, so I'm relegated to pictures tonight?" - ATS
"Just until someone gets hurt." - Me
*ATS grumbles under breath*
"I can take the pictures if you don't--" - Me
"No! I want to!" - ATS, clutching camera
Following in the path
"No." - ATS
"But Jesus had long hair." - Me
"HAHAHAHA." - ATS
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Teen Wolf?
Friday, February 7, 2014
Works like a charm
"Yes, why?" - Me
"I got my bag stuck." - Athlete
*shows me that his bag is stuck to his braces*
"Sure, but do you mind if I take a picture first?" - Me
*go to get my camera*
"Never mind!" - Athlete, having ripped the cord free
"I swear, embarrassment, food, hormones, and sports fuels 95% of teenage boys." - Me
"It's what fuels me." - Athlete 2
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Cool kids
"I need you to go buy cups." - Me
"They're gonna think I'm a huge partier. They'll think I'm throwing bangers." - Student AT
"Is that what they're called now?" - Me
"I don't know. I don't have any or get invited to any." - Student AT
Saturday, February 1, 2014
On female wrestlers
"I personally feel that the genitalia of men I've never met belongs squarely not on me." - Me