Ballin' in Baltimore/Washington - Do's and Don'ts
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It's no secret that being a professional athlete is tough going on a number of fronts. You can't leave fortune, fame and expectations on the field or court; they like to go shopping with you, to the grocery store, and even on blind dates. So you can imagine the burden of being a star player making a living in a metropolitan area. Besides the bright lights of LA and NY, the cities of Charm and Chocolate can derail a career, as well as your life. So here's a guide for ballers living within the Baltimore-Washington corridor; Do's and Don'ts that make for a sports legend in the cities of Unitas, Gibbs, and crack cocaine.
Do - Let someone else manage your Facebook and myspace pages. - It's okay for people to know your favorite restaurant, and what you are rocking on your iPod. It's not okay if Rick Maese and Mike Wise can find out how drunk you and your crew got at Club One or H2O, which leads to...
Don't - Let somebody else catch you up on Facebook or myspace. - Ladies and gentlemen, they have websites dedicated to stuff like this. Don't underestimate what folks will do for a million hits and some comments on their wall.
Do - Attend the Gilbert Arenas School of Community Involvement - This dude has a hood pass all through DC. Who else do you know can drive a Maybach through Barry Farms to play on a summer league squad, and has been known to ride on a bicycle around downtown?
Don't - Bring your crew with you. - Take it from Allen Iverson, Chris Webber, Carmelo Anthony and many other athletes who have spent time in DC and Baltimore. Hitting people in the head with champagne bottles, auditioning for Half-Baked II and hanging with folks who don't support reporting crimes usually comes at the tail end of some old fashioned peer pressure.
Do - Give a damn about who you choose to sleep with - You don't want any parts of what Baltimore and Washington have to offer in the way of HIV and AIDS. Besides, having babies out of wedlock and paying mad child-support is for the birds.
Don't - Get caught sleeping - The one thing that is just as bad as STD's in these areas? Crime. It's the summertime. People are getting shined on enough without your chain and watch.
