Sports are typically considered to be a "guy thing." People, for whatever reason, seem to think that if you're a girl, you're not allowed to like sports. But if you're anything like me, you won't tolerate that social norm. Whether it was because you played soccer or basketball as a child, or because you spent every Sunday watching football with your dad or brother, you grew to love sports, despite society telling you not to. Here are some things all die-hard fans know to be true.
1. Guys look at you like you have two heads.
Why do you seem so surprised? So, I’m a girl. So what? Are you expecting me to watch only chick flicks and 'Say Yes to the Dress'?
2. They then proceed to ask what your favorite teams are.
It’s like they’re trying to test you or something. Of course, you have a favorite team, for all four major sports. Come on, don't be ridiculous.
3. You’re one of the few girls who watches the Superbowl for the actual game.
Sure, the commercials are funny, and Superbowl commercial bingo is fun to play, but you see commercials every day. You care more about the actual game that's being played.
4. You join an intramural sports team (or all of them), even if you’re not at all athletic.
You may be bad at football, but you are most certainly going to join an intramural flag football team. And you're going to be fierce out on the field.
5. You know that superstitions are, in fact, real.
Wearing the same socks every time your team plays is not weird, it's science. It does, in fact, make them play better.
6. ...And you live by them.
If you were eating chili the first time your team won a game, you're going to continue to eat chili every time they play. Sure, you might get sick of it, but that's a small price to pay for a good season.
7. You get way too into games and often end up screaming at your TV (or at the players).
At some point in your life, you have definitely shouted, "What kind of call was that, ref?!"
8. You are 100% certain that if you shout at the players, they will be able to hear you and they’ll start playing better.
Yes, you realize that when you shout at your TV, they can't actually hear you, but hey, it makes you feel better.
9. You are loyal to your teams, through both their good seasons and their bad seasons.
Whether they've had an undefeated season or an 0-16 season, you will always love them, and you will always love watching them play.
