Well, I've honestly never followed a sports team in my life, aside from rooting for who my dad roots for by default. Soccer has always been my favorite sport to watch, but I didn't have a team to root for back in World Cup 2006. So I just watched whatever random games I could after work from my uncle's DVR, and I ended up watching almost all of Germany's matches. Simply put: I fell in love. I have friends who are German so their enthusiasm - not just for the team, but for the players - was infectious. I learned all of the players' names and became incredibly fond of them as a team of young, talented people who happen to ADORE each other. Essentially I took a fangirl approach to choosing my team. Is that valid? Idk, and I don't particularly care - I'm just happy to follow these boys wherever they lead, even if its into pain and misery.
In other matches I've rooted for the underdogs. But ultimately Germany is my horse in this race. *hands*
Aww, thanks for telling me! I like knowing how people fall in love with things (fandoms, sports teams, etc.).
Pssh, any reason is a valid reason. For me, choosing the underdog sometimes has to do with the fact that I am often the underdog in competitive situations...so its like a commiseration things, haha.
Well good luck to Germany! They are a great team. Unlike England's team (which is made up of GREAT players who don't know how to act as a cohesive unit), Germany really knows how to come together as one entity.
I was really disappointed in America and England today but completely blown away by the awesome defense by Algeria. Seriously, it was gorgeous.
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Date: 2010-06-18 07:34 pm (UTC)In other matches I've rooted for the underdogs. But ultimately Germany is my horse in this race. *hands*
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Date: 2010-06-18 10:19 pm (UTC)Pssh, any reason is a valid reason. For me, choosing the underdog sometimes has to do with the fact that I am often the underdog in competitive situations...so its like a commiseration things, haha.
Well good luck to Germany! They are a great team. Unlike England's team (which is made up of GREAT players who don't know how to act as a cohesive unit), Germany really knows how to come together as one entity.
I was really disappointed in America and England today but completely blown away by the awesome defense by Algeria. Seriously, it was gorgeous.