I've found that people on this board cheer for all sorts of teams for all sorts of reasons.
When did you support your team? Was it passed down, is the team in the city you live in, it is culture, was it a specific moment?
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I became a Flames fan during the 89 cup run. I had not watched much before than but Game 7 of Vancouver series was probably the first time I 'felt' fear. The Flames won the Stanley Cup the day before my 10th birthday.
I became a Brazil soccer fan because it was passed down by my dad. He grew up in Singapore and watched Brazil during the glory years of Pele and 3 World Cup titles. He was crushed when they lost in 1982, there's even a story told by my mom that he was so mad that he nudged me off the couch! (I was 3). I enjoyed the two latter Brazil World Cup titles in 94 and 2002.
I'm not a huge baseball fan but I became a Dodgers fan when they won the World Series in 1988. My brother is a big Blue Jays fan and HATED the As so we cheered for the Dodgers that year and it stuck with me more than him.
I became a Patriots fan because of the wonderful run they had in 2001 beating the Rams in the Super Bowl and of course because of Tom Brady.
The snowbowl game, as controversial was it was, it still my favourite game ever.
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What's your story?
