The travel is exciting. I saw Jessica Tandy overtake our bus twice. Transferring 150 players and staff to and from every practice is, in itself, a logistical joyride. Southern California night life is amazing. My wife didn't even let me stay out that late, and I was on call all the time anyway.
Team physicians deal only with musculoskeletal injuries.
Also, amazingly, team docs aren't immune. But handling that virulence is nothing compared with dealing with the questions from the press when a top player gets hurt. Winning is everything. We're still here. The key point for the Stanford players, emphasized throughout the season, has been effort.