The Rodney poem showed how serious one can take sports. Whether it be a football player like the one in the story, or a junior varsity golf player, sports can make or break someon's day. For me, baseball was extremely important to me. However, I did not take it as seriously as the people in this poem. I think that you should seperate sports and your personal life. It can be hard to to at times, but when they mix, it is not good. The football player from this poem obviously loved football and related it to many things that happened around the town.

      In regards to the the Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs story, I found the questions toward the end to be really funny. The Celtic-Laker rivalry is a huge part of NBA history. It's funny how rival fans can go at one another and fight with each other, but many still hold a mutual respect in the back of their minds. I think this respect comes from knowing that the opposing fan shares the same love of the game that the othere does. I enjoyed playing in rivalry gamesin high school and look foward to playing in more, whether it be IM's or anything else.