As someone who played a lot of sports, the classic "hustle" play was laying out/diving/getting on the ground for the ball. Be it in baseball, basketball or foot

As someone who played a lot of sports, the classic "hustle" play was laying out/diving/getting on the ground for the ball. Be it in baseball, basketball or football. You could play the game without hitting the ground, but if you wanted to hustle and win, you had to get your clothes dirty. You weren't breaking any rules, just doing what other people wouldn't.