I have learned to like watching American football. College and NFL. I will purposely watch it on TV, read some news updates and actually enjoy watching the game.
Now this is something big as of a year ago this was my sum total of football knowledge and experience in my whole life:
Jim Zorn jersey as a kid
Atlanta Falcons helmet around the same time
playing two on two with the neighbor kids
going to two college football games
one broken finger playing flag football once as an adult
I had no idea how many points were for a touchdown even. Knew no players, no rules, no positions.
What originally hooked me was that the games last a long time, so I get my tv viewing value, they were on all the time as it was the season and I needed an outlet for my appreciation for athleticism. Once I started to watch the game just to see the athletic ability of the players I was impressed. And then I started to learn a little bit of the rules and strategy and liked the game even more.
I even bought a tshirt to wear to the local games! (though I also wore it to my first and only time to Disneyland)
So there ya go. A guy who a year ago knew less about football than most 4th graders now enjoys the game. Extreme sports guys can also enjoy traditional sports as well.
Crazy!
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