Originally posted by: Skoorb
Originally posted by: fivespeed5
I wear my kings throwback when I play espn basketball 2k4.
That is part of the reason I don't like sports.
what is?[/quote]Because many worship a team or players like they do a deity. Most interest in mainstream sports is, like religion, based upon what you were taught as a child. People don't turn 30 and decide one day they're going to start loving football. Contrast that with other sports like cycling, mountain climbing, etc. - those are sports that people can develop an interest in later in life based upon their own interests - not those instilled into them by their father or peers at a younger age.
I've seen grown men scream at a television because the team they have no personal REAL interest in has just been slighted by another equally distant team to them, as if any of it really matters. Many just pick a team and decide "Hey I'll start rooting for this team." Can you say it really matters if whichever team you supposedly care for does well or not? Really it's quite mind boggling to me, and undoubtedly a lot of interest in sports comes from wanting to feel comradary with other males. If you have an interest in a team or sport you can become part of a group. It all seems a wee bit forced to me.[/quote]
holy skoorbism...
first of all why can't people start to develop interest in mainstream sports later in life? Many people start taking up tennis and then get interested in professional tennis. It isn't a short leap to say many people start to get interested in baseball because they joined a baseball league.
Of course is doesn't truly matter if a team does well or not, but it's something you have invested emotions in. Just like if Nissan does well I bet you splooge. But does it really MATTER if they do well?