For this blog, I’m not going to dive too deep into the science of nutrition when it comes to performance, but will tell you a story first hand, off experience. What you eat MATTERS! First and foremost, there are tons of scientific studies done proving how crucial your diet is when it comes to playing sports. Let me backtrack. In Taiwan, a few year back, after games, we used to come back home exhausted. Exhausted is actually an understatement because I felt like I just got hit by a truck due to how long and physical games are outside the United States. Lucky BUT unlucky for me, we had a McDonald’s right across the street where I would go and “refuel.” Refuel huh? You guys know how much McDonald’s I would’ve had if, one day, my roommate didn’t turn to me as I was eating my fake Big Mac (didn’t taste entirely the same in Taiwan), and say, “are you a Honda or a Ferrari?” I replied with a “huh?” He said, “if you owned a Ferrari, would you go to a random, no named gas station, and put in 87 gas?” I said “no, definitely not” as I was ready to drink my Oreo McFlurry. He said, “then why have you been filling your Ferrari 87 and expecting it to perform?” How quickly things changed; I never had Mcdonald’s again while I was there, and let me tell you guys, I really noticed a difference on the court in terms of overall energy, feeling lighter, more explosion in my step, and actually coming back home NOT as exhausted. Moral of the story, give your body what it needs or it won't perform for you.