How to Avoid Looking Like a Sweaty Mess When You’re Under Stress

The NCAA tournament is an extremely exciting time for college-basketball players. Of course, with so much on the line, it also can prove extremely stressful, especially if you're a coach, and especially if your team is on the brink of being upset in the first round. And as many of us know all too well, being in a high-stress environment while wearing a white dress shirt can turn embarrassing. Things only get worse once you realize you're being broadcast around the globe, as was the case for sweaty Arizona coach Sean Miller.

If you'd like to avoid Miller's heavily moisturized mess, here are a few tips.

1. Wear an undershirt. Normally, we're not a fan of undershirts, mostly because they can create awkward T-shirt lines around your arms when you take your jacket off. However, if you're someone who's prone to high levels of sweat, they can be the difference between a ruined day and a ruined career. After all, no one wants to work with the guy who's got his nipples on full display during the Wednesday afternoon meeting. Just make sure when you do get an undershirt that it fits tight against your body to avoid adding unnecessary bulk to your look.

2. Keep a spare shirt around. Sometimes sweating up a shirt is just unavoidable, so you need a backup plan. Keep a spare white shirt in your desk (or pull a Don Draper and keep several) and switch over to a fresh one when need be. You also might want to keep a clean washcloth in your desk to wipe away any excess sweat, and a stick of deodorant in a drawer for reapplication purposes.

3. See a doctor, dude. And yet coach Miller apparently did change his shirt at halftime, and sweat through that one as well. At that point, if you're burning through two shirts in any three-hour period, it may be time to talk to your doctor. There's no shame in getting help for over-sweating, while there's a lot of shame in being the gross sweaty guy at work.