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Originally Posted by Dave Lane
Seriously. I love the Chiefs, but my worth as a person or the quality of my life is effected very little by it. Many people like ROR probably have very low self esteem and hence a large amount of their self value is wrapped up in their team or political position or other point of view.
I love to debate religion. But whether I convince anyone of my POV or not is meanless to me. In the end you create your own happiness, no one else or any "team" creates happiness within you.
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Agreed. I am a huge sports fan, long time Chiefs season ticket holder (shared with family since I live in LA,) big college basketball fan, love attending most sporting events even casually like Dodger or Laker games. I (most respectfully and vehemently) refuse to work on Sundays during my game even in a schedule crunch time, but I have no problem working on holidays.
All that being said, I look at sports as a value added to my life. The celebrations are a great positive, but it's the ritual of the game experience, the shared community of people who would otherwise not be in my circle of awareness, the joy of watching feats of athleticism, and let's face it the fun of collectively booing refs that gives me a broader sense of the world and enriches my life. The lows have no power because I don't base my happiness on the outcome of the games.
My grandfather played in college, coached high school, and football was huge in our family. Even after he began to forget us as individuals, the ritual of game watching was a soothing connection even if we couldn't put it into words for him. It is worth it.