Sports shouldn’t matter. In the grand scheme of things the ending
of a particular game or how one of my favorite teams performs shouldn’t affect
me. I mean, I’m not the one getting paid. My future isn’t riding on this
outcome. Hell, the chances that the result of a particular game changes my activities
for the day is relatively small.
When I was little, I would rise and fall with every game.
Every Mets and Bills game seemed so incredibly important. A
win would equal euphoria. A loss would mean heartbreak.
As I’ve gotten older, I have been able to gain perspective.
Every game doesn’t matter. Sure, I still get wrapped up in the occasional big
game against a certain New England rival or a particularly big series with the
team from the City of Brotherly Love, but I’ve been able to grow enough where
it doesn’t seem like a matter of life and death. Sports are a form of
entertainment. They are there for enjoyment and shouldn’t be taken so seriously
that they become the focal point of somebody’s life.
