When people come up with their favorite athlete or team they usually will pick something that they can identify (or think or want to identify) with in some way or another.
When I think about my favorite athletes of the ones that I personally know, I tend to like those that in some way remind me of myself or how I want to be portrayed.
I like the players who are good people with good values because I like to think I am a good person and has good values. I'd have a hard time identifying and rooting for a thief.
I like to think of myself as someone who works hard and doesn't rely on talent alone. I like the athletes that push themselves to the limit and work hard.
In many ways that explains what athletes I like and what teams I like, with some exceptions though.
The Dallas Cowboys are probably the biggest exception to this rule as the Cowboys are known for their talent and not known for being Angels off the field...although my favorite player, Emmitt Smith, was not one of the players who was arrested for drugs and other problems.
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