You can’t be a great teammate and a great gossip at the same time.

Both roles run on the same raw material and use it in opposite directions. A good teammate is somewhere people can say the unflattering thing: that they are struggling, that they were at fault. A good gossip is entertaining precisely because that material moves. The group works out which one you are faster than you think.

Pick the one you want and then pass up the next opportunity to be interesting at a teammate’s expense. If a story reaches you, let it stop. The dressing room notices who talks, and it changes what people bring to you.