Monday, November 15, 2010

Is there crying in sports?

Is there crying in sports? Are you a real fan if you cry or just a wimp? Is it extreme or extremely lame?

There are always moments in every ultimate fan's life that they just want to cry after watching the team play...I would know after this season with the Tigers. Sometimes a person wants to cry out of excitement, most of the time people cry out of total upset. The question is: Is there crying in sports??


I think after a loss it is perfectly ok to be upset but I don't know if crying is acceptable.
Tony Romo did it?
But I am still not sure if that makes it alright. All the toughest coaches would say, "There is no crying is baseball!"
Every time I see a fan "caught" on television crying in the stands I INSTANTLY think of this movie moment. Tom Hanks screaming that there is no crying in baseball. I would kind of have to agree with him in other sports as well. Unless you have lost a bet, broken a bone/bleeding profusely or your dog died, I do not see a reason for you crying in public about sports. Okay okay, there are the exceptions, such as losing a close Championship game or being the person that caused the last minute lose of an important game. Even at those moments though I would question whether it is worth getting caught on camera like this:

I felt this Clemson fan's pain at this Georgia Tech game but the announcers and just about everyone else watching tv was either embarrassed or totally laughing. I felt it man, but be a man and hold it in until you get away from the cameras.

This man, I will give it to him, he is a Cubs fan...constant heartaches. He also has a good friend there to comfort him. He also is kind of hiding it well. You could almost think he is just wiping the sweat from his brow.

In conclusion, you kind of just have to decide for yourself, sympathy or crybaby? Me, depends on the situation, but I'd have to agree with Tom Hanks for the most part...

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