Published 12/8/2008
by Alex Kennedy
at Bleacher Report - NBA
Ever since elementary school, I have been fascinated with sports. Football, basketball, soccer, baseball; you name it and I played it. While other children were watching Nickelodeon, I was learning about the Buccaneers' Nickel defense. In middle school, it wasn't the fall dance that I was excited for, but rather the Big Dance in March. Even today, sometimes it feels like my life is revolving around sports. Buying lottery tickets? No thanks. Analyzing the NBA Lottery? Now that's the ticket. But how much is too much? Is there a line to be crossed? Recently, I discovered several situations that suggest the breaking point might be near. Without further ado, your love for sports may be out of control if... You see a clock and immediately, two jersey numbers pop into your head. 3:28? Dwyane Wade and Adrian Peterson. 4:13? Brett Favre and Alex Rodriguez. You watch SportsCenter for several hours straight, despite the fact that it's on a loop and you've been watching the same highlights over and over ...
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Is it too late to apologize? I guess if you asked OneRepublic it would be. I'm glad they're not my fans. I've been caught up in some work lately and I haven't had time to write anything. Editing people's articles can become very tedious.
Anyway ...