What's a story without an introduction? It's like coming into a football game in the second half during a huge comeback. The comeback means little to you, because you can't appreciate where the team started.
That's where this blog post picks up; before the comeback. As I've already used a sports analogy, and you've most likely read the title of this blog, it's safe to say you know that my addiction is sports. Statistics are my heroine and the excitement of a rally is what drives me to come back for more. There is something about sports that draws me in. Maybe it's the feeling of being connected to millions of people by the love of one common thing, and the camaraderie it creates. Maybe it's the sense of accomplishment you feel when your beloved team wins, although you have been nothing but a mere cheerleader. Whatever it is, I never want it to go away.
So where did this passionate love affair come from? I have a very "sporty" family. My parents loved the Big Red Machine, my dad is an emphatic Bengals fan, and my aunt knows more sports trivia than is healthy. You could say my family instilled in me a love for sports, but the passion came from following for years and years on end.
The basis of this blog is to reach out to other women that are similar to me, and to help the women who are not, and most importantly men, understand what it's like to be a female not only interested in sports, but works professionally in the sports industry. As much as I want to be treated as an equal, it's something I have to face that 95% of the time, I won't be. There's more to women in sports than admiring uniform colors or taking pictures of a batter's behind in his stance.
like i said to tiffany, not sure anything will ever change about how women are treated in this business. i think a lot of guys think the only reason girls like sports is because they think players are hot or something.
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