This is a question I am trying to understand from a psychological or social perspective. I have many friends who get very emotional when their sports team wins or looses. For example, they will be reduced to tears if their football team is knocked out of a tournament, or there country ends there chances of winning the world cup.
I myself am a relatively big sports fan, and so can understand avidly following a certain team, but what I struggle to understand is how one game can provoke so much emotion in grown men or women. To cry over a lost game seems a bit extreme to me, but I would love to hear some theories of why this occurs.
So far I've come to the conclusion that the discourse of fans provides some evidence - fans often refers to "we" when talking about there team. This obviously allows a high degree of loyalty and association of being part of the team. Also, on a social level the fan may have devoted so much time and energy to the club, that they feel their support deserves to be rewarded with 'wins' and the best the team can give - with an almost bias view that they should always win.
Anyway, I have many theories, but each don't provide me with a convincing answer to my own question. I would love to hear your suggestions.|||To some degree there is an element of living vicariously through others.
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