Bulletin "bored" material
Trash talk is a common weapon in the arsenal of today's pro athlete. Unfortunately, only a handful know its correct usage, and the proper situations for it.
For instance, any guarantee made during the regular season is garbage. Nobody cares. And while on the topic of guarantees, never qualify one. Never say, "I guarantee we'll win this game. If we rebound well, shoot well, make sure we defend, and keep Kobe under 40 points, then I guarantee we'll win."
Right, and if I was 6'2", ran a 4.2 forty and benched press 495 pounds, I'd play in the NFL.
As for trash talking, if you have even the slighest inclination of using it, ask yourself this question: "Does anyone know who I am?" If you can't think of anyone outside your locker room or extended family, then you should probably just keep quiet.
Or else you end up like Anthony Madison.
He was the guy know no one ever heard of until he guaranteed a Week 14 win against the Patriots (see, right there he already broke both of my rules). Then he got torched for 2 long scores and his team lost by 3 touchdowns. Now everyone knows who Anthony Madison is.
That putz who got burned on 2 long scoring drives and whose team lost by 3 touchdowns.
You'd think his experience would be a deterrent to other obscure, relatively unaccomplished players.
Apparently not.