When I was in the fifth grade, all of the girls in my class played house in the sandbox every day at recess. I traded baseball cards (from my extensive collection, mind you) on the teeter-totter, ripping off the fools who wanted to trade me a Topp's David Ortiz for their Dad's mint-condition Joe DiMaggio. In middle school, my parent's friends would walk into my white and navy pinstriped room and ask them where their son was. I can't even TELL you how many times I have been called a "dyke" (most of the time by other girls) after spitting out a statistic.

I have been a Yankees fan since I left the womb. I have loved the Spurs ever since I could say the word "basketball". I have loved the Giants since I was five years old, face pressed up against the television, with my Dad yelling every time Kerry Collins threw the ball away. Sports have always been a part of who I am. I can't help that I would rather watch Monday Night Football than the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

I understand that there are girls out there who Google players and stats just to impress the boys, and coming from a girl who genuinely loves and knows sports, please stop kidding yourself. It's insulting and you are out here on social media giving girls like me a bad name. You are part of the reason why boys don't respect my opinions on athletics before I even open my mouth. Also, for the other kind of girls who say they "hate when girls try to talk sports", why? Mind your own business. Sports are part of who I am, I love them like most girls love make up, and I won't change that part of who I am because your ignorant tweet told me to.

I've had boys try to quiz me and I've been open to it every time. I know what I'm talking about and I'm more than ready to make you look stupid if you think otherwise. Don't think you automatically know more than I do just because you're a man. Odds are I know more than half of you pretend to know. Maybe I had an awesome Dad who taught me that is was cool to like baseball, who played football his entire life, and showed me basketball was the best thing to ever happen to me.

Truly, I wish that there were more girls out there who knew sports the way I do. It would be nice to have another girl in the Fantasy League, or a girl to see an NBA game with who knows more players than just Lebron. IT IS NOT WEIRD FOR A GIRL TO GENUINELY BE INTERESTED IN SPORTS. Besides, I'm sure I have learned far more from Tim Duncan in his 19 years than you've learned from your Anastasia Glow Palette. If I ever have a daughter some day, I'll make sure she knows what a legend Kobe was, and that Derek Jeter was one of the best to ever do it. I'll teach her to be proud of what she knows, and to never be ashamed for liking what she likes, just as my Dad taught me.