DG_YouKnowWhatThatMeans Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2610922It's official, he's my favorite player:WASHINGTON -- Take a deep breath, and get ready for the latest in Gilbertology: Washington Wizards point guard Gilbert Arenas is thinning the air in his house."I had my house converted to the Colorado altitude, so I am always above sea level," Arenas said Monday at the Wizards annual pre-training camp media day.Say what? He's going to live at high altitude in the nation's capital?"You know, that's kind of weird," Arenas said.He'll get plenty of nods with that statement, but, yep, he's really doing it. Instead of going to the mountains to train -- as some endurance athletes do -- Arenas has hired a company to simulate those conditions in a home environment."I had to put a tent in one room, and then they are going to come during training camp and fix the whole house," Arenas said. "Then I have a portable tent I'm taking on the road."Arenas hopes the living arrangement will give him more energy in the fourth quarter of NBA games, when everyone else is getting tired from breathing the same old heavy air."How I start the game is how I finish the game," he said.There's always something up with Arenas, whether it was his revelation last year that he played online poker during halftimes, or the multitude of ways he finds to keep chips on his shoulders. No wonder coach Eddie Jordan said last week that he hadn't spoken much to Arenas this summer because he could stand only so much "Gilbertology."Despite the extra-curriculars -- or maybe because of them -- Arenas is one of the best in the game. He was fourth in league in scoring last season, averaging 29.3 points, and made his second consecutive All-Star team. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Wow. I don't know if he's cool or a complete idiot. It seems like there's an alternate way to train in the altitude that might be a bit cheaper... Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Wow. I don't know if he's cool or a complete idiot. It seems like there's an alternate way to train in the altitude that might be a bit cheaper... Dude Hes a super athlete. The cost of things are the last thing on his mind. With that said, he shouldve just moved to Tahoe. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shumway Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Ohio State Receiver Anthony Gonzalez does the same thing. I saw the story on Gonzalez the other day. I think they said the tent cost $5,000...a bit steep for a college student. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Ohio State Receiver Anthony Gonzalez does the same thing. I saw the story on Gonzalez the other day. I think they said the tent cost $5,000...a bit steep for a college student. his dad bought it for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zer0dotcom Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I think it's pretty clever. It's he probably can recall how different it feels when he was in Denver and travelled road games how much of a difference there was on the road, so he's doing something to adjust now that he's not in the mountains anymore.It may be a touch excessive, but I think it's a smart use of his money, as opposed to other things that it could be spent/wasted on. Ultimately, until the season gets underway, no one is going to know if it's worth it or not, and if it is, then Gilbert is going to look like a very smart man indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I saw the story on Gonzalez the other day. I think they said the tent cost $5,000...a bit steep for a college student. Why? It's only about 1/5 of what he's being paid by THE Ohio State University. On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitedawg22 Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I wonder if Ricky Williams does this? I bet you could get REALLY high with the pressure difference. oh ,my god ,i strong recommend you to have a visit on the website ,or if i'm the president ,i would have an barceque with the anthor of the articel . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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