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Surviving the road

ESPN The Magazine

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

This story appears in the May 18 issue of ESPN The Magazine. Your team's in the playoffs, trying to steal a W in your opponent's house. The crowd is rowdy and vicious, attacking you, your teammates and even your mother with howls and rally rags and those damn ThunderStix. But you're prepared. You've stuck to your routine -- a nap (thanks to that block on your hotel phone) and cards with teammates -- plus, you know your game plan cold and are ready for anything. Of course, rising above the di ...

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