But just because there are no stabbings in the clubhouse doesn't mean that all players have a special bond. Being in sports is similar to being in politics as far as speaking publicly is concerned. You need to be careful to say the right things, not to upset people, to dance around questions, and to simply come out with the cliches. The only difference between the two professions is that when politicians are discovered to have been having affairs, they are pressured to resign. When athletes have affairs, they have their agents write apologies on their behalf and the players are pushed to re-sign.
Some cliches are just plain stupid.
He gives 110 percent every game. No he doesn't. Any math teacher will tell you that's impossible. Anyone who uses that expression is just supporting the notion that athletes are dumb jocks. I suppose cliches are used so often in sports because there's no original commentary left.