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A recent report from a source in the Brown Athletics Department revealed that the Polo team’s pre-game ritual simply involves spending 20 years living a sheltered life.
“Little rituals like that are what bond us together and allow us to be our best out there on the pitch,” said Polo team captain Sheff Buckley in reference to the give or take 20 years he and his teammates spent preparing for the game by summering at Lake Tahoe and seeing both of their parents in the crowd at every middle school play. “Stuff like that gets you in the right state of mind to play at your best.”
“It’s silly, but our little pre-game superstitions mean a lot to us,” added Buckley, noting the importance of a lifetime of unwavering love and support as well as a network of friends who were willing to challenge you but only because they knew how much you would be capable of if you just got a little push. “I know, I know, it sounds dumb.”
“Everyone always laughs when we tell them about our secret to success out there on the field,” continued Buckley, reminiscing on a particular game, before which he and his teammates spent two decades shielded from the crushing realities of life outside the bubble they lived in. “Without that little pre-game ritual, who knows if we would have won that game?”
At press time, an actor’s pre-audition positive affirmation was just repeating “before he was a casting director, he was Dad’s roommate” to themself over and over.
