How/why did you become a fan of your teams?
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Born in denver, only professional sports team i ever really followed was the broncos, Started following basketball a couple years back- i liked the mavericks because i whenever my parents got tickets to Jazz games they were always playing the mavericks, i hate the jazz so started following the mav's. Just started getting into NCAA sports and gotta rep the home team. THE UTES
Raiders - became a fan in 89 when i saw bo jackson play (i was only 7)...he was the greatest player i'd ever seen...b/c he was the greatest....and have been a raiders fan ever since...and now that they are back in oakland..they are the local team....pisses me off when people from the east bay are niner fans
A's - Bay Area once again
Sixers - ALLEN. IVERSON. i've grown up watching college basketball as long as i have PRO....started watching iverson at georgetown...and he became my favorite player ever...so damn exciting to watch....so i knew, whatever team drafted him, was instantly my favorite team...sixers got the first pick and took him....and i've been a sixer ever since....(and probably forever now if he finished his career there)
S.J. Sharks - Bay Area of course
i also root for the OAKLAND warriors -- bay area
A's - Bay Area once again
Sixers - ALLEN. IVERSON. i've grown up watching college basketball as long as i have PRO....started watching iverson at georgetown...and he became my favorite player ever...so damn exciting to watch....so i knew, whatever team drafted him, was instantly my favorite team...sixers got the first pick and took him....and i've been a sixer ever since....(and probably forever now if he finished his career there)
S.J. Sharks - Bay Area of course
i also root for the OAKLAND warriors -- bay area
University of Tennessee -- i grew up mostly in atlanta, ga...so UT is only 4.5 hours away.....my step-father who i hate is a UGA football fan....when i was in 6th grade....UT was playing UGA...and i just started liking college football..i made a 20 buck bet with my step-father that UT would win...they did, and covered the spread....it's been all big orange ever since!
born in frisco, rep frisco teams till I die no matter where I have moved or will move.
I personally feel that you SHOULD root for your local teams(i.e. where you were born or who your dad brought you up with). I have never understood how someone could be passionate about a team from somewhere else. Usually it is due to the fact that they are winning and you wanna jump on their bandwagon.
for the people that dont really have any ties to their favorite teem, why did you become a fan?
I personally feel that you SHOULD root for your local teams(i.e. where you were born or who your dad brought you up with). I have never understood how someone could be passionate about a team from somewhere else. Usually it is due to the fact that they are winning and you wanna jump on their bandwagon.
for the people that dont really have any ties to their favorite teem, why did you become a fan?
All of my favorite teams reside in California which had the biggest impact, but more specifically:
Giants: I actually started liking them the year they lost the world series in 1989 to the Oakland A's. I was a fan of baseball my entire life but I didn't start following it until the battle of the bay; all of my good friends were Giants fans. Been a fan ever since.
49ers: Respectivly in 1989 during the battle of the bay I took a liking to the San Francisco 49ers the season they went to the superbowl. Jerry Rice was always my favorite player until he left the team.
Lakers: I don't remember exactly when I started liking the Lakers, it was some time in the late 80's when Magic and Kareem were playing. I wasn't real big on basketball until I started playing it myself in the early 90's, then it became my favorite sport. In 1996 when Kobe Bryant was drafted and then traded to the Lakers was when my Laker pride really came alive. I also used to follow the Suns in the mid 90's when Sir Charles was playing, nothing extreme, though.
Fresno State Bulldogs: This is the only team I was raised to like, but I would have favored them regardless.
Hockey: This really doesn't interest me that much, but I would root for the Kings or even the Sharks.
Giants: I actually started liking them the year they lost the world series in 1989 to the Oakland A's. I was a fan of baseball my entire life but I didn't start following it until the battle of the bay; all of my good friends were Giants fans. Been a fan ever since.
49ers: Respectivly in 1989 during the battle of the bay I took a liking to the San Francisco 49ers the season they went to the superbowl. Jerry Rice was always my favorite player until he left the team.
Lakers: I don't remember exactly when I started liking the Lakers, it was some time in the late 80's when Magic and Kareem were playing. I wasn't real big on basketball until I started playing it myself in the early 90's, then it became my favorite sport. In 1996 when Kobe Bryant was drafted and then traded to the Lakers was when my Laker pride really came alive. I also used to follow the Suns in the mid 90's when Sir Charles was playing, nothing extreme, though.
Fresno State Bulldogs: This is the only team I was raised to like, but I would have favored them regardless.
Hockey: This really doesn't interest me that much, but I would root for the Kings or even the Sharks.
•I grew up in San Antonio, TX so tha SPURS are my number one team fasho...
•I'm in Denver right now So tha Broncos are my team too...Plus my parents leved here before moving to San Antonio, so I grew up with Elway...
•Base ball iz not my shit, but I enjoy watchin tha world series
•Hockey really izn't my shit either, but I'll watch an AVS game anytime, especially in tha playoffs at ah sportsbar
I remember back in 99 when tha SPURS and BRONCOS were sittin on top...That wuz ah sooper tight sports year for me...
And also, David Robinson and John Elway, (my favorite players) both went out like real champs at the end of thier player careers...
It's kinda erie like that...Makes me proud fasho...
•I'm in Denver right now So tha Broncos are my team too...Plus my parents leved here before moving to San Antonio, so I grew up with Elway...
•Base ball iz not my shit, but I enjoy watchin tha world series
•Hockey really izn't my shit either, but I'll watch an AVS game anytime, especially in tha playoffs at ah sportsbar
I remember back in 99 when tha SPURS and BRONCOS were sittin on top...That wuz ah sooper tight sports year for me...
And also, David Robinson and John Elway, (my favorite players) both went out like real champs at the end of thier player careers...
It's kinda erie like that...Makes me proud fasho...
My dads from Sco and my moms from Chi so I been SF/Chi fan my whole life...
Giants/Cubs- I gotta admit I was never really a Cubs fan till like 5 years ago, but I been a Giants fan since Day 1.
9ers/Bears- Split my chin open in 85 Super Bowl, got too excited, I was like a year and 3 months old.
Bulls/Warriors/Suns- Suns b/c I been a Marbury fan since he was at GT.
Washington Capitals- My Step Dads cousin is Bates Battaglia so whatever team he's on is my fav hockey team.
Northern Illinois Huskies (FBall), Illinois Illini (Bball), Stanford(Baseball)- My friend Shatone Powers is #83, WR on Northern so I always root for them... I used to play Dee Brown at the Y when I was little, but Ive always liked U of I, since Cook was a Fresh...And I grew up goin to Stanford games, watchin Black Jack Mcdowell way back.
Giants/Cubs- I gotta admit I was never really a Cubs fan till like 5 years ago, but I been a Giants fan since Day 1.
9ers/Bears- Split my chin open in 85 Super Bowl, got too excited, I was like a year and 3 months old.
Bulls/Warriors/Suns- Suns b/c I been a Marbury fan since he was at GT.
Washington Capitals- My Step Dads cousin is Bates Battaglia so whatever team he's on is my fav hockey team.
Northern Illinois Huskies (FBall), Illinois Illini (Bball), Stanford(Baseball)- My friend Shatone Powers is #83, WR on Northern so I always root for them... I used to play Dee Brown at the Y when I was little, but Ive always liked U of I, since Cook was a Fresh...And I grew up goin to Stanford games, watchin Black Jack Mcdowell way back.
Raiders- I always liked them since day 1. My uncle's all liked them so they got me to like them too.
Cavs- Since Andre Miller joined the team. He is my favorite player and I just like them even after he left.
Tigers- When they had Juan Gonzalez, since he was my favorite player, I liked them. I stuck with this team once he left as well.
Seton Hall Pirates basketball- I liked them since they had Eddie Griffin. I still like them.
Auburn football- BO JACKSON
Cavs- Since Andre Miller joined the team. He is my favorite player and I just like them even after he left.
Tigers- When they had Juan Gonzalez, since he was my favorite player, I liked them. I stuck with this team once he left as well.
Seton Hall Pirates basketball- I liked them since they had Eddie Griffin. I still like them.
Auburn football- BO JACKSON
It pisses you off when people from the East Bay are NINER fans? You were 7 in 89' so you weren't even born when the Raiders played in Oakland. I was, but they left here before I could get a chance to get into football. A lot of us older fans in the East Bay have liked the NINERS since BEFORE you liked the Raiders. I've been a NINER fan since I was a kid. I NEVER liked the Raiders cuz when they were in L.A. when I first got into football. They left Oakland by the time I REALLY got into football, when I was 8 years old, so the team that I grew up watching and rooting for was the NINERS. I've seen em win 5 super bowls in my lifetime and I've seen em go 4-12 and I ALWAYS rooted for em regardless. What, am I supposed to switch allegiances just cuz the Raiders came back to the Bay? Fuck that. I'm die hard and loyal as fuck. I've been a NINER fan since I can remember and I'd never switch up or jump on the Raider bandwagon. I'm also a die hard A's fan since I was a kid. My pops and older brother used to take me to A's games in the 70's and I've been goin ever since. I'd NEVER root for the Giants or ANY other team no matter what.