6 Soccer Stars Who Are Already Hard at Work and in Supreme Shape Ahead of Next Season
LeBron James tells a story of training at FC Barcelona during the basketball offseason. On a beautiful summer's day, he was carrying out sprints and strength training with his PT. Covered in sweat and already well past the point of exhaustion, another basketball player passed by and said, "Hey LeBron, you good? You must be getting ready for the start of the season." LeBron, nonplussed, shouted back, "Season? Nah, I'm training for the playoffs."
The truth is, if you want to be a champion come the end of the season, the real hard work begins before the season starts. There's no season like pre-season, after all.
Here are six footballers who have taken that message on board, and are already putting in the hard yards ahead of the new season. No surprise. Cristiano Ronaldo is included in this list.
For these pros, there's no season like pre-season.
