My Life and the Dallas Mavericks
by DaT3rmin8r on May 28, 2011 1:52 PM CDT
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PrintHello, Mavs fans all over the world. Surely, a large part of your lives revolve around the Dallas Mavericks. You all have watched them grow, flourish, win, and lose before your very eyes. Let me tell you a story of how the Dallas Mavericks shaped my life.
To start off, I am not a Mavs fan, but they played a giant role in creating my interest for sports, and more importantly, basketball. It was June 11, 2006. The Dallas Mavericks were going up against the Miami Heat, with Dallas leading 1-0. I tuned in late to watch Shaq "shoot" (more like push) free throws. He missed both, to no one's surprise. The Mavericks went on to win the game 99-86. From then on, I was captivated by Dirk's shooting touch. I was only 7 years old at the time, so I didn't know who Gary Payton, Shaq, or Dwyane Wade were at the time. I only knew that they were on the team I was cheering against. Even though the Mavs lost that series, it provided me with one of my first interests besides reading.
Today, I am a fan of the Sacramento Kings. I am a Sacramento native. The past few months have caused me to weep, cheer, and hope for my team. The new arena study that came out on Thursday has given Sacramentans new hope. But deep in my heart remains the one team that introduced me to this great sport of basketball. The Dallas Mavericks.
GO MAVS!!
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good to know that the mavs were a huge part of your life
btw, you, my friend, are a true fan cause you didn’t leave your team behind despite their downfall. lets go mavs!
PS – since you were 7 during the 06 run, that means you’re 12 right now. see what I did there? ;)
let the daggers rain
@brentonang let the tweeting begin
good for you
atleast there was a good result in that series (for the role of it in your life)
for me, the ’06 series brought me to realize that I should hate the Heat forever! (and its franchise)
HOPE is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of men.
Cool.
For me I became a Heat fan in 2003 because of Wade and Shaq in 2004. I was 9 at the time and my parents were going through a divorce so the Heat and basketball was what got me through some tough times. A nice outlet. Then in 2006 I got my first championship as a sports fan. 5th grade.
(Not a troll) Good luck Mavs fans. Enjoy the series. Please check out this post over at PiM.
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