How to Avoid Becoming a Bitter Sports Fan

You were once a passionate sports fan, but huge player salaries, high ticket prices and losing games are taking their toll. Can you keep yourself from becoming totally bitter and complaining about sports instead of loving them? You can find ways to remember why you became a fan in the first place.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Reduce the number of games you attend overall by at least half. If you go to the stadium less often, you'll appreciate being there more when you do go.
2. Stop listening to the sports talk radio stations. Not only are most talk hosts bitter fans who complain themselves, but do they really represent the fans when many haven't even paid for their own tickets in years?
3. Don't go to the sports pages first in the newspaper. Try something more uplifting, like the comics.
4. Attend minor league games once in a while, especially if they are close to your area. You can see players who don't make much money and still play "for the love of the game." It will probably cost less to attend them as well.
5. Play the games yourself whenever possible, especially if you did in the past. Not only can you remember how fun the sports are, you may realize just how hard playing at the professional level must be.
6. Always remember those four words: It's Only a Game. If more people involved in sports could remember that, everything else might just fall into place.

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