In this website the long standing tradition of ‘locker room talk’ within professional sports will be analyzed. The analysis will look into what ‘locker room talk’ is, who participates in it, and the role it plays within the professional sport folk group. ‘Locker room talk’ is specifically interesting because of its inherent importance to athletes and team performance despite its irrelevance to actual athletic performance. ‘Locker room talk’ does nothing to develop athleticism but provides bonds between teammates and allows for personal connections. This solidifies the bonds of athletes which allows for better athletic performance on and off the field. The specific intricacies of ‘locker room talk’ depend on who is involved and where they are but the generalities of what constitutes ‘locker room talk’ remain relatively constant throughout athletic groups. The generalities are the most important pieces which allow for ‘locker room talk’ to evolve and add to a teams athletic abilities.