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Before you call yourself a fan of any sport, be sure you know exactly what the word fan means. It, of course, is short for fanatic. Let’s take a closer look at what it means to be a fanatic.

From dictionary.com:
fa·nat·ic, noun
1. a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.

Origin:
1515–25; < Latin fānāticus pertaining to a temple, inspired by orgiastic rites, frantic, equivalent to fān ( um ) temple + -āticus, equivalent to -āt ( us ) -ate1 + -icus -ic

The football stadium is a temple? Sports are orgiastic rites? I don’t know what sports are to you. What I’m encouraging you to do is look deeper at what you’re doing when you call yourself a fanatic.

Are you a person with an uncritical enthusiasm for sports? Have you taken a deeper look inside yourself and asked why do I enjoy watching controlled violence? And, while we’re at it, how much money do you spend on sports?

Gotcha’ thinkin’? I certainly hope so.

Resources:
Mandate – The Temptation and exploitation of a college athlete

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