Why do certain athletes spit a lot?

[Tenaj]

No you don't do you, good point. I understand how perhaps some athletes need to spit as marvel said. But in general I think footballers think it looks macho.

[Tiara]

^^ I agree, they just think it makes them look hard. They also do snot rockets which make me sick. My bf did it in front of me once while we were walking the dog and I almost beat the shit out of him, its so disgusting.

[Glasgow53]

I was near a finish line at a road race once, and some guy was running and puking. It was kind of funny, it looked like he swigged a bunch of orange juice then tried to run five miles on a hot day. As he crossed the finish line, he looked like a fountain.

[A*O]

Distance runners often puke - it's the buildup of lactic acid. And they do it for FUN?!?

[moomies]

I think that basketball players don't spit all over the place cuz that could make the floor all slippery and they could slip and injure themselves. For outdoor sports, it doesn't matter so much. And on an ice rink for hockey, spit prolly would freeze anyways.
But I think there is a connection between certain sports and masculinity in spitting...