Chronic fatigue is overweight athletes' own worst enemy

Today's athletes have it made from a financial standpoint, reaping grand benefits from multi-million dollar contracts and bonuses. Despite these guarantees that doesn't mean they always perform to the highest level. Overweight athletes besides football players find themselves in an uphill battle with their health. There isn't enough diet and exercise if any, which leads to chronic fatigue among many other problems. Being winded often is the first sign of bad conditioning and can result in reduced playing time.

A 300-plus pound basketball player won't survive in the NBA if he has no endurance. Sure a big center or forward can be slow as hell, but if they're always 'cherry picking' and bent over by the sidelines breathing heavy then it's time for their fat ass to hit the gym. Either that or they'll be forced to retire. Fans know how out of shape athletes are when they see security personnel drive them back to the locker room on driving carts and not because of an injury. Sometimes they'll even be seen chowing down on a cheeseburger on the way out. I would think players had more dignity than that.

Baseball is little different than other sports. Most of the time you don't have to be in shape (ex. John Kruk, Cecil Fielder) and you stand still for long periods of a game. However, when a chunky batter comes to the plate and swings almost out of his shoes, falls down, and needs help getting up then it's evident they have a major weight problem. The same goes for an outfielder who's too damn lazy to go after a shallow fly ball. Instead of making the effort they let it drop a good 10 feet in front of them. Forget about first basemen playing close to an umpire's position. Sooner or later the two will collide and the umpire will have to be lifted off on a stretcher.

The worst thing oversized players can do is sit for long periods on a bench then order a couple hot dogs with chili cheese fries plus a soft drink and start pigging out. Then when do enter the game they get a cramp or heart burn and fall out on the ground. That's when they hit a real low point in their career, embarrassing themselves and bringing shame to the sport and their family. These are the same players who are found at the end of the bench, laying down with someone squeezing a water bottle at their mouth like a hose.