All my life I have been supporting 3 teams. My favorite Israeli Soccer team: Hapoel Haifa (most important), the Seattle Mariners in Baseball, and the New England Patriots in Football. How and why these teams? Not clear, but with the exception of the Mariners (Fan for only 17 years), I have been supporting the Patriots and Hapoel Haifa for more than 30 years.
Till 2001, my life was simple. With some exceptions (Mariners of 1995, Hapoel Haifa of 1999), my favorite teams were always losing teams. Any good game was a positive surprise, and overall I had very little expectations. Suddenly, things have changed, and in the past few years, the Patriots have become an unbelievable force.
Suddenly, I have to adapt to a new situation. It is MY TEAM that is beating the opponent (every week) by 56-7. It is MY TEAM that is by far the most favorite to win every game, and it is MY TEAM that wins the game by the end of the 1st quarter.
Well, I have to enjoy it while I can. There is no way Hapoel Haifa will win the Israeli championship again. The Mariners will never make it to the World Series. So, I will focus on the good times with the Patriots. I have a strange feeling that in 10 years, I will be back to my losing threesome.
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