I’ve never been huge into sports. I have always had the hockey, baseball and basketball teams I would root for and want to win because my friends were fans and I am from the state that they are based in. I have been to games and have actually enjoyed watching them as well as on TV.
But as far as consistently following the player stats and trades and all that, I have never found much interest and for the life of me I cannot understand how so many guys are so interested in this to the extent that they are. When my coworkers and friends go into detailed conversations and discussions about this stuff I have absolutely no idea what they are talking about and I always end up becoming awkwardly silent.
Is there even any point at my age to concern myself about this? Is there a way to become more knowledgeable in this subject? I know that I shouldn’t care so much about what people think regarding my interests but a part of me does think that an interest in sports can be considered very beneficial to concepts manhood, competitiveness as well as values and teamwork… and having a young son I also think that an interest in this could benefit him as well.