At least for soccer players it comes down to a blend of two types of fitness...
I've won some pretty cool things in my life and I have a lot of great titles.
Coaches will eventually notice a great attitude and they respect that.
If you go away on location for three months and your wife stays at home you've made a whole new load of friends and she's made a whole new load of friends and you get home and you're kind of strangers.
