Jaromir Jagr drops his daily 10 cups of coffee for Lent
Plenty of people start their day with a cup of coffee to get them going, but Florida Panthers star Jaromir Jagr is not your average coffee fan. The 44-year-old does not stop at just one cup of joe. He told the Wall Street Journal recently that he was drinking 10 cups of coffee per day.
Anyone worried about that volume of caffeine intake can rest easy, however. Jagr also told the Wall Street Journal that he kicked the habit for Lent.
Via Deadspin:
When Jagr gave up Diet Coke last year—“I drank it every day, I would have five a day at least,” he said—he tried it again after Easter. He hated the taste so much that he had to mix the soda with water, and then he gave it up altogether. This year his has quit coffee.
“I was drinking 10 a day,” Jagr told the Wall Street Journal. “I felt awful the first few days, I felt like I had no energy at all. I was playing games I didn’t even know I played, the first few games. But then the body got used to it.”
Jagr is a veritable fountain of youth. At 44 years old, he continues to put up points at an astounding pace, leading the Panthers in scoring with 47 points (21 goals, 26 assists) in 60 games this season. The Czech native also boasts 1,849 career points and sits one point behind Gordie Howe for third on the NHL's all-time scoring list.
That Jagr went through caffeine withdrawal for Lent and continues to produce for the Panthers only adds to his aura. Perhaps Jagr could follow in Tim Horton's path and go into the coffee shop industry should Jagr re-adopt his coffee habit after Easter.
