H works in pro sports so the performance of his team and other teams in his league really does affect him and us - in terms of scheduling, travel, compensation, job security, etc.
Otherwise, I enjoy Boston sports and Michigan football but it's a pastime, not a passion. I am wearing a U of M t shirt at work today under my blazer.
I enjoy watching games on tv and we go to a few live games a year, but I am not like a die hard fan who can rattle off stats.
We had Celtics season tickets pre-kids when we worked in the city and it was SO MUCH FUN. Basketball is my favorite live sport by far, but we see a few baseball, football, and hockey games each year. Our kids are now old enough to go so it has been fun bringing them because it just blows their minds seeing how big the stadiums are.
H is pretty into sports, but no more so than any of his friends. Sports betting has led us to watch a lot of random games though since it became legal in MA.
I really, really enjoy having a sport to follow and get into, but not nearly to the degree OP asks about. But I really only am into one at a time (with a little overlap). Since I was a young teen, the progression has been figure skating -> NBA -> MLB -> tennis -> and back to figure skating now. Of these, I did get the most sucked into tennis, and I consciously backed off a bit because the season is 11 months long and it was dominating my free time. It was made easier by the retirement of a top player and pending retirement of another. I could easily get back into it though.
Never been into NFL or any college sports. But I LOOOOOVE the Olympics, I wish I had the time to watch all of my favorite events.
I don't follow or engage with pro or college football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, etc. at all. I've never felt any connection to it, or been interested in spending the time. When I was actually in college I watched our men's hockey games when I could get tix, but it was a social occasion for me.
I watch results for women's college swimming and specifically my old team/league, and the Olympics, especially summer (and especially swimming, open water swimming, and triathlon). I also loosely follow marathon majors. That's about it.
So, no, not a sports-watching nut at all.
I have done some pretty big things, like a bunch of half Ironman tris, a 10k open water swim, I've been a USMS All American in open water swimming, and I summited all of the 46r mountains in the Adirondack high peaks region in my 30s, including the last 6 while I was pregnant. Now in my 40s I am mostly running. It definitely affects my mood if I have good/bad runs, or I have an injury that doesn't really affect normal life, but keeps me from running. That is its own, probably different kind of 'sports nut' bucket.
It is seriously not my thing. I will watch an occasional Pro football game if DH is into it and I'm in the mood. When DS was younger I did enjoy high school football because anything can happen and I knew a lot of the boys.
DH rarely watches football and the NCAA March Madness. He used to follow mens tennis but finds the current roster on tour as boring. Back when I met him, he routinely took vacation the second week of Wimbledon so he could stay home and binge.
DH will watch F1 with DS. DS is really into the races and personalities.
Our state doesnβt have a professional team so everyone is pretty die hard for our biggest college football team (and itβs our Alma mater). Weβre definitely big on that.
I was born in TX so I keep an eye on the Cowboys but nothing crazy. We watch mainly for fantasy football reasons at this point.
Post by ProfessorArtNerd on Jan 9, 2024 12:02:37 GMT -5
Phillies- YES, 100 per cent, as I sit here in my backup catcherβs name and number shirt π€£ Sixers- im a fan Eagles- I follow so I can talk with students before/after class Flyers- not really, only followed to make conversation w my dad
Canβt get into soccer really, sorry Union. And I love a good sports montage, they make me cry no matter what.
I am a nut in a family of not nuts. For H sports is a fun diversion- he likes having people over to watch the games, he likes going to live sporting events, but he cannot tell you the players names or what our stats are. My children would consider it a punishment if I made them watch games with me.
On the opposite end, a few years ago the Sixers were in the playoffs and Ben Simmons forgot how to make a foul shot and I had to spend the second half of the last game sitting on my stoop in the freezing cold because I was too stressed to watch and I had BEN SIMMONS related nightmares. The Eagles game this Sunday made me so mad I reorganized my kitchen. Last year my bff would come over to watch every Eagles game because we realized they won every time he was over and we didnβt want to chance it.
I am a sports nut. I shouldnβt be as itβs not great for my mental health. Iβve had success ignoring sports sporadically and then something draws me back in. Football is big with my mom and me and hockey means a lot to me for other personal reasons. It drew me out of a very dark place.
I try not to talk about sports much online unless Iβm in a decent headspace because I donβt want to deal with other people about it. Iβm crazy but I suppose at least Iβm self aware.
H is big on his college team but roots for my pro teams. Iβm a way bigger problem than him.
I am a sports nut. I shouldnβt be as itβs not great for my mental health. Iβve had success ignoring sports sporadically and then something draws me back in. Football is big with my mom and me and hockey means a lot to me for other personal reasons. It drew me out of a very dark place.
I am a casual hockey fan at best. But when I lost my pregnancy with our son at the tail end of April 2010 (coupled with the same day dx of T1 diabetes for my H), the Flyers began this magical run in the SC playoffs that literally kept me waking up in the morning. They ultimately lost the Cup, but for over a month it kept me engaged and distracted at a time that was otherwise the worst period of my life. I will forever love Danny Briere because of it. No one can tell me sports don't matter.
We don't really do college sports in Philadelphia but we support Villanova basketball since it's H's alma mater.
Now I have to apologize because their losses to Penn and Saint Joe's this year sparked joy in my life.Β
π€£π€£π€£ Both H and I went to different Big 5 schools. I think it was βpiccolo girlβ year - H said, βtoo bad so sad Villanovaβ while we were watching and our daughter legit thought that was part of the expression so sheβd say, too bad so sad Villanova, appropriately, just with added spice, unbeknownst to her. We never corrected her π€£
Now I have to apologize because their losses to Penn and Saint Joe's this year sparked joy in my life.Β
π€£π€£π€£ Both H and I went to different Big 5 schools. I think it was βpiccolo girlβ year - H said, βtoo bad so sad Villanovaβ while we were watching and our daughter legit thought that was part of the expression so sheβd say, too bad so sad Villanova, appropriately, just with added spice, unbeknownst to her. We never corrected her π€£
I went to a Big 5 that never does anything ππ
π€£π€£π€£ Both H and I went to different Big 5 schools. I think it was βpiccolo girlβ year - H said, βtoo bad so sad Villanovaβ while we were watching and our daughter legit thought that was part of the expression so sheβd say, too bad so sad Villanova, appropriately, just with added spice, unbeknownst to her. We never corrected her π€£
I went to a Big 5 that never does anything ππ
Same!! Mine is the worst Big 5 pretty much across the board.
Yes. Big sports fan. Growing up, my Mom was a HUGE football fan. When my team won Super Bowls in the 90s, our house (across the street from the high school) in my small down where most people root for a rival team had all sorts of signs up.
Sports are fun - there can be so much camaraderie that comes from being with people who love the same team. I absolutely love high fiving strangers. I am sad that since Covid, places don't take cash, so I can never experience someone buying a beer by passing his $100 bill down a line of complete strangers.
DH and I plan our days around hockey schedules, but it's something we enjoy doing together.
Games normally don't impact my mood - normally, but on occasion they do. And I'm sad when a team loses in the playoffs when I think they're going to go farther.
I love Philadelphia sports. All 5 teams. We watch as many games as we can live or on TV. I'm disappointed when they lose (sometimes really disappointed) but it's not the end of the world...we're used to it here . Mostly I'm sad that a season is over because watching is then that we can no longer do.
I don't watch college sports. I went to a Penn rival, don't like Villanova, too far from St. Joe's, know very little about LaSalle. I root for Temple in the NCAA tourney.
"Hello babies. Welcome to Earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. On the outside, babies, you've got a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies-"God damn it, you've got to be kind.β
I don't follow any teams or sports anymore (I used to when I was younger, but my interests and priorities have shifted), but I enjoy watching sports. There's something about seeing athletes perform at their peak that I think is very cool. I particularly enjoy the Olympics because you get to see a range of sports and performances that aren't normally televised.
This is what I enjoy about sports too. Watching someone execute a skill that they have worked so hard to perfect? Love to see it.
I also love watching a young team or largely unknown player rise to the top. I can get on nearly any bandwagon when it's about the joy of someone succeeding. I could not care less about Texas teams, but CJ Stroud and the Texans this year? I'm here for it! He has had an amazing rookie year and I hope they do well in the playoffs.