Maybe watching sports isn’t so bad after all

November 30, 2009 — by Olivia Chock
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Usually, when there are football games at school, my friends have to drag me to them. Watching any kind of sports game is extremely unexciting for me, which is why I was surprised to somewhat enjoy watching the San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA Basketball game.

Usually, when there are football games at school, my friends have to drag me to them. Watching any kind of sports game is extremely unexciting for me, which is why I was surprised to somewhat enjoy watching the San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA Basketball game.

Once I finished my homework, I spent a good amount of time trying to find the ESPN channel because, before this, I never had any reason to find this channel. At first, I was curled up on my couch, wondering what I was thinking when I agreed to do this article. A few minutes into the game, I decided to get into the game and root for the Dallas Mavericks because of their amazing player, Dirk Nowitzki, who didn’t seem to miss a shot.

It was a close game, but Dallas beat San Antonio 97-94, and it was obvious who the star player of the game was. I’m not sure how many times I saw Nowitzki’s stats during this game, but I was happy I had been cheering for Dallas because Nowitzki would fly across the court making every one of his shots, not to mention the numerous assists he made.

I was surprised by how excited I was when Dallas won. For the 150 minutes of the game, I got really attached to the team. Every time Dallas made a shot, I started clapping impulsively. I tried to imagine how much more excited I would be if I spent hours and hours watching every single game they play and keeping track of their stats.

Before, I used to always wonder what my guy friends saw in sports and why they were so obsessed with memorizing the scores of games. Now that I actually sat down and took the time to watch an entire game, I guess I understand a little bit of why they spend so much of their time watching every single game their favorite team plays in. But honestly, I’d still rather watch Teddy make a pass at Silver on 90210 than watch Dirk Nowitzki make a pass to his teammates any day.

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