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Are you hungry?  Are you thirsty?

Let me tell you about a time when I was thirsty.  One of my high school football coaches graduated from the “Pain-is-Pleasant” school of coaching.  He believed the more harmed we were in practice the more hardened we’d be for games.  This was especially true during two-a-days.  Each August, we’d gather twice a day for long practices in hot weather.  What I most remember about those practices is my thirst.  Our coach did not believe in water bottles, water jugs, or water at all.  He thought that having water available during practice was a sign of weakness.  Thus, even during the hot two-a-days, there was no water to drink.  After two hours of drills, plays, and sprints, every electrolyte our bodies possessed had been squeezed out and shot in the back of the head.  In the closing minutes of our practices, when we ran the length of the field again and again, I frequently remember almost passing out.  And when the coach mercifully ended practice, we’d run into the locker room and drink.  We wouldn’t drink from the water fountain.  We’d turn the showers on cold and stand under them and guzzle until our bellies were gorged.

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