Sporting zealots, by their very nature, thrive most thoroughly on what might appear wildly different, deliciously dichotomous situations.
On one hand, we’re mesmerized and hypnotized by athletic champions.
Knowing we were there when Jordan owned the NBA, Ali revolutionized boxing or Winx became invincible affords all sporting lovers with their own sense of immortality.
Whoever came before us, and whoever comes after us, they’ll never know the glories that we witnessed in our time.
As magical and magnificent as those athletic geniuses are, however, they – through their unmatched, unmatchable brilliance - stymied competition.
And we, the madding crowd, kill for competition.
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