Lean beef, pork, skinless chicken and turkey are all healthy sources of protein and contain tyrosine, an amino acid that assists brain activity and may also improve your mood. Lean meats are also a good source of vitamin B12, which helps to energize and may even combat conditions like insomnia and depression. 7. Eggs. Another protein-packed food.
The average NBA career is about 4.5 years, leaving many players with the same question. Though salaries have increased exponentially over the past 25 years and the buzz of the 2010 free-agent bonanza dominates the summer headlines, the importance of planning for life after basketball has not changed.
In fact, some actually make more over there than they do in the WNBA. A top player can earn over $500,000 playing for seven months. But this also means that they are playing basketball year round, with no breaks.ilbert Arenas, a washed up NBA player who hasnât come close to playing even half a season since 2007 and isnât even on a team roster this year, will still earn (for lack of a better word) $45 million over the next two years because of a guaranteed $111 million contract he signed in 2008.