“ Professional cyclists often talk about how the love of suffering itself is something all good cyclists must have on one level or another. More and more, I feel the same way about being a sports fan. If you’re waiting for that one game, one moment, one play, one championship, three championships, that will make all that suffering go away and let you feel nothing but warm inside when you think about your favorite players and teams, I suggest taking up quilting. To be a die-hard fan is to suffer. You just have to enjoy the little victories that you find while you’re suffering. ”
—John Krolik, on LeBron James’s depature from the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Nick Hornby wrote an entire book on this topic.
Regarding James’s move, see also: Straight Bangin’: “That’s it. Shit’s over. The NBA is done, and we can all thank LeBron James.”
