Brian Glennie
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Nik Pollock said:Bullfrog said:Having competed in competitive sports, I can attest that the general atmosphere can have some impact, particularly when you're fading. But generally, I was completely tuned out to what was happening around me. I competed in Tae Kwon Do, wrestling, and volleyball. In the one-on-one competitions, I found it especially irrelevant.
With all due respect though there's a pretty big gap between participating in competitive sports and playing it professionally in front of thousands of fans every night. I used to love it as a HS football player when we'd get crowds out to our games and it probably amped me up some but I don't think that shines much of a light on what a Go Leafs Go chant means to these guys on a given night.
Okay, but when "The Wave" became popular at MLB games in the 80's weren't the players saying that it was a "distraction" and that it "made them want to do more coke"?