There were several moments where I sat open-mouthed at something he did as an Arsenal fan, to only realize after a few moments that yeah - I could see myself doing something similar. We experience the highs and lows of his life along with the highs and lows Arsenal, and he shows us how the two are connected. How does that kind of attachment occur? How does one get so tied up with a team that the fortunes of that team actually affect the quality of one's day? Hornby has a lot to say about that as he tells the story of his life through his infatuation with Arsenal, a football (soccer) team from London with one of the greatest names ever given a team.
I still can't imagine being a fan of any other NFL team. Since that day, the NFL became the Cowboys and a bunch of teams the Cowboys play. I recall two things about that day: the Steelers won the game, but I left there a Cowboys fan.
My whole family joined their whole family and while we kids messed around all over the house, the adults watched the game. The first NFL game I remember watching was a Super Bowl over at the Waters' place. And second, I need to suffer a lot more before I'm allowed to complain about Liverpool. First, I'm a lightweight when it comes to sports fanaticism. I learned a couple of important things from Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch.
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