Seeing how I'm only 16 years old, the story sounds bandwagonish, but oh well. If folks wanna question my loyalty then so be it, I can care less.
I grew up in South Florida all my life. However, my family were all from up north. My mom, being full blooded Irish, was from the area of southie. My dad was from Newton Mass. So, they eventually moved down here in 82' was it? for a radio station job. Well, I was born in South Florida, so I guess for most of my real young days, I said I liked the Dolphins. Well, to tell you the truth, I never cared about football. I was the kind of kid who stayed inside all my time. I did play flag football, but I hated it because it was to boring for me so I quit. Well, fast forward to about 2001, I'm at my uncles. Now let me tell ya, this guy was from Newton as well and this guy is a FREAK when it comes to the Patriots. I mean, every inch of this mans house was Patriots. EVERYTHING.
So, one day we're watching the Patriots against the Dolphins. He's talking to me, he's trying to bribe me into becoming a Patriots fan. So, I eventually bit, and there that night, along with a Patriots victory, it was my first day of being a Patriots fan. What I learned however, football was an addicting game. Weekend by weekend, I became hooked untill I myself became a fanatic. I remember watching the super bowl with my pops, and I remember the moment perfectly. There it is, Adam's all lined up, the game is right hear. My house was dead quiet, you could hear a pin drop. And I'll never forget watching that ball sail through the up rights, right as it did my father and I jumped up screaming and hugging. That was, WITHOUT a doubt, the happiest sports moment I've ever had watching sports. Eventually as time wore on, my dad talked me back into playing football. And now I played tackle football. I loved it, I loved the phsyical side of the game, I loved hitting people and I loved playing defense.
As time went on, I've watched just about every single Patriot game since, got hooked on playing football, and now play for my highschool. I also eventually got hooked on all the other Boston sports. Red Sox, Bruins, Celtics. Although I must say, I REALLY got hooked with the Sox starting around the time my Pats addiction began. And ever since last season, my addiction with the Celtics has really turned on. Really it's remarkable how it turned me into a jock of sorts and completely changed me. I thank god it did.
Well, that's my story... =)
