"People making it like I sit there and eat a whole plate of candy before I play a basketball game," Odom said. "I don't think anyone could do that."
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He joked that the uproar from those who disapprove has him considering a switch from candy to salad. "I'm going to say my favorite thing is to eat salads and I'll be like the altar boy," he said.
AP story on the LA Lakers player's love of candy.
Odom, apparently, is not the only Laker whose diet has needed work:
Throughout the years, [coach Phil] Jackson has had several players with lousy eating habits.
"A lot of these players come from positions in life where their diet probably is one of the main things they have to correct when they become professional players," he said.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised by this, but in the highly competitive world of professional sports, it does somewhat surprise me that even a lousy diet does not prevent athletes from succeeding.
