As a kid, everyone I knew was a fan of football..including me. Back in 1978 I became a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles after the infamous "Miracle in the Meadowlands" play against the Giants.
For 34 years of my life I have followed, cheered for and agonized over that team. In that time they've won exactly ZERO Super Bowls. They've had some good teams...and some very bad ones. I cannot remember a time when I actually felt that the Eagles were in control...and that a game, or a season, was secure.
This past Monday night the Eagles played the New Orleans Saints and I felt something coming on. The Eagles played so poorly....they were so hard to watch getting spanked once again that I knew I was done. At halftime I flipped off the TV and sat down with my wife at the table....and told her "I'm done...with the Eagles, with football...everything. I'm not wasting time with it anymore".
And just like that, I am. I don't follow any other sports on TV.....I don't have the desire or the time...and now I'm down to zero sports.
I'll save my cheering for real people, up close and in person, that are doing heroic things with less than pro talent. People a lot like me....I'm done otherwise.
34 years....I don't want em back....but I don't want em anymore either....
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