A startling revelation
I'm a moderate sports fan. I have my favorite teams in most every sport.
College sports is Kansas State. I've never been an absolutely die-hard fan, but they tie me back to my home state. I don't associate with University of Kansas fans anymore. Too snooty from what I've seen, but that could just be perspective. Hoping for good things in football and basketball this year.
Pro basketball would be the San Antonio Spurs. I became a fan in the early 90s when David Robinson was drafted by the team. He was a good Christian guy and I followed his career. In doing that, I became more interested in the team. As GM and head coach Gregg Popovich has continued to get guys that are quality in character and talent, I'm still following them.
In baseball, I'm partial to the Texas Rangers for no other reason than this is where we live and I've grown fond of the team colors. I like the blue and red and the big Texas flag on the side. So sue me.
One sport I haven't mentioned yet is pro football. I follow it, but I'm not terribly interested. I think it's because I never really had a favorite team growing up, so I'm more interested in the individual players than the teams themselves.
Now, this may come as a shock to some, not so much to others. There is another sport which I have started to follow recently. I don't understand a terrible amount about it, but it is beginning to interest me. I'm becoming very interested in the other football, the one that we call soccer. It is amazing that nearly every country in the world obsesses over this sport, yet we can barely make one league profitable. I've been following England and the US in the World Cup (part of a larger English obsession I think, but more about that later) and would like to see both get through to the elimination rounds. England made it in today, the US will try tomorrow. Like I said, I don't understand completely what it is all about, but I'm learning.
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