My favorite reactions to a sporting event

I got thinking about my favorite reactions to a win or great play by a favorite sports team of mine.

I don't know if I can accurately say what the top ones are for my whole life, but probably could for the last year.

In ranking ones in recent memory...so this past year

1. Kemba Walker's step back against Pittsburgh in the Big East Tournament got me going crazy. I jumped up and down and ran around the room. As a matter of fact I jumped on top of my hard drive with all the highlight videos I was working on. Thankfully I quickly realized it and didn't stomp on it and break it. I was really excited because UConn won and because I said they would and few believed me. When I am proved right I celebrate just a little bit more...and then usually text the person or person's who disagreed with me.

2. Abby Wambach's goal against Brazil got me really excited. I was so into the game, and did a fist pump and screamed at the TV. That was a close second to Kemba's.

3. Dave Teggart's field goal was unbelievable against South Florida. That was another jump up and down moment. The field goal was hit from so far away and UConn was going to a BCS Bowl. Growing up in Connecticut you have no idea how far-fetched saying that was for such a long time. I was so excited I drove from my apartment to school expecting to find others celebrating...turns out it was just me. Disappointed by the lack of energy others seemed to have I decided to use my excess energy by running stadiums a couple of times at Memorial Stadium.

Those were the top three in energetic celebrations.

Other moments I clearly remember being extremely excited for was Women's Soccer in 2008 in the BIG EAST Tournament against West Virginia. I was watching that on TV, screaming at the TV at the top of my lungs...at like 4pm on a Friday. I was so excited to see Meghan Cunningham convert her PK to win it and see Steph Labbe make big time saves.

I remember jumping up and down and running around our playroom twice for the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football. One was a comeback win against the Seattle Seahawks. Everyone in my house was asleep and I had school the next day but I jumped up and down, touched the ceiling and did the quietest (because I was warned once already during the game to be quiet) and weirdest celebration after Vinny Testaverde threw a TD pass and Julius Jones scored a TD in the final two minutes of the game to erase a 10 point deficit and win. I did the same similar muted, but extremely excited celebration after the Cowboys beat the Eagles on Monday Night Football in 2005 when Roy Williams intercepted a pass really late in the 4th quarter to also have the Cowboys comeback and win.

Rey Ordonez was a light hitting New York Met shortstop. He had an amazing glove but could not hit, except for the one moment in September when he would always hit a homerun. Ordonez came up with the bases loaded and hit a grand slam. I couldn't believe it. I think I rolled around on the floor, screamed and than called my mom in the age before cell phones to let her know what had happened. Also celebrated big time when Robin Ventura hit a walk-off grand slam single (he hit a grand slam but was mobbed by teammates before he could get to home plate) in the NLCS in 1999 vs the Braves.