And now you've got athletes on cocaine. You have baseball players having to go in front of grand juries saying, 'Yeah! I did cocaine. But can you blame me, though? It's a slow goddamn game, jack! Third base coach is doing this shit all the time. I don't know whether to slide or do a line, you know what I'm sayin'? And then there's that music. That (intro to CHARGE!)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker humorously suggests athletes use cocaine to cope with the boredom of slow-paced sports, pointing out absurd distractions during games.
- In plain terms
- Players might use drugs because the game is boring and there's a lot of distracting behavior.
- What can you take from it?
- Boredom can lead people to seek extreme stimulation.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does boredom become dangerous?
- How do professionals handle monotony?
Another view
This joke trivializes serious drug issues by framing them as comedy relief.
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