Living in southern NJ, I have been a Philadelphia sports fan all my life. I've always loved the Eagles and Hated the Giants and Cowboys. The Cowboys used to crush the Eagles back when I was in elementary school. North Jersey wants to be part of NYC so they are NY sports fans. South Jersey wants to be part of Philadelphia and is mostly Philly fans. Being a Philadelphia sports fan involves lots of great traditions, including eating Geno's or Pat's cheesesteaks and arguing over which was better as well as losing. Philly teams always have lots of talent but cant seem to do well. This year the Phillies had Ryan Howard, the MVP on their team and couldn't seem to make the playoffs. The Eagles have gotten so close so many times but cant seem to win a Super Bowl. They went to four NFC Championships in a row and didn't win a single Super Bowl. Philly teams get
so close but cant finish. Or many teams also make the playoffs only to choke in the 2nd or 3rd round. I, along with the many other loyal Philly fans, are still waiting for an Eagles Super Bowl win or a Phillies World Series win.I never really played sports seriously. I was on a few traveling soccer teams as a child but never a high school or even middle school sports team. I am much more of a spectator. I wake up every morning and watch Sports Center, but I also enjoy the occasional game of pick-up basketball or soccer.
I think people play sports because we all have a competitive instinct. I also firmly believe that there are many different types of intelligence, including mental, physical, musical, and artistic. I think that just like there are people who are good at math, others are equally
good at what they do, be it carpentry, sports, or cooking. Those people are intelligent as well. Competitive instincts lead people to want to prove that they are better than others which leads to an organized competition that we call a football or baseball game. But it is not just football and baseball that are sports; fencing, golf, boxing, soccer, running, and many other things are also sports.My favorite sports to watch are baseball and football. I am a huge Phillies fan. I love listening to Harry Kalas announce games. Its a voice I love to listen to and I think goes perfectly with baseball. I also enjoy listening to baseball on the radio. Some people say baseball is boring but I love it. It is played at s
uch a relaxing pace yet it is very suspenseful. Games can change with one swing of the bat. It is very exciting.I am also a big Eagles fan. The Eagles have let many fans down in the past decade or so. But Philly fans are still there. I know many people who have season tickets and are still loyal fans. Since NY is so close (2 hours from Atlantic City, about an hour and a half from Philly) there are a few NY fans in my area as well.
I love sports and all that they do for people. They not only entertain, but they also bring together millions of people. Sports gives people something to connect with, follow, and support. I plan on going to South Africa in 2010 for the World Cup. It is going to be an amazing experience. It will be like nothing else and I can't wait to go. I love watching, following, and playing sports. I am a Philly sports fan and I always will be. GO EAGLES!!!
2 comments:
First, you should see Maddie's site (http://maddiesports.blogspot.com/) about Minnesota and "choking" - looks like it's going around. I'm thinking choking is something like the "big picture" or team-level version of what in an individual would be inability to "execute", except that "choking" seems especially tied to internal problems of lack of self-belief, while you could be unable to execute something for reasons to do with your opponent as well.
I'm very impressed with the picture of the cheesesteak. Does Geno's create a different dish? The other day I was thinking that while you'd think sport food should be able to be eaten with a minimum of mess, quite a lot of sport food involves being covered in it...
Eagles suck go cowboys
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