20 Lies Sports Fans Tell Themselves

"This is our year!" Yeah, OK.

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It's not always easy being a sports fan, and if you're a supporter of the Detroit Lions, Charlotte Bobcats, or any Cleveland team, then you know exactly what we mean by that. Fans put up with some sort of disappointment on a yearly basis. Maybe your side didn't make the playoffs. Or perhaps they were an early-season favorite that failed to deliver a title. Whatever the case, there are just certain things we have to deal with each year that are always going to be a bummer. 

So how do we deal with this? What do we tell ourselves about sports that keeps us coming back for more? Or are there just some things we believe about these games that are totally wrong? Whatever the case, these are the 20 Lies Sports Fan Tell Themselves when they're looking for something to believe in. Whether it has to do with high hopes, impossible expectations, or just flat-out falsehoods, you'd be amazed what some people will believe. Sorry, Mets fans, but we could've told you this wasn't your year a month or two before the All-Star break. 

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Of course I could beat [insert famous female athlete] at their respective sport.

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Athletes care about me just as much as I care about them.

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After this year's draft, we're playoff bound.

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Being a "superfan" makes me respected by others.

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If we could just get one title, I'd be happy with my team for life.

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This year, our owner will finally do what's right, and sell the team to someone who cares about it.

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An athlete should be a role model.

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"We" won the game. "They" lost it.

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I never gave up hope on my team.

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Soccer will never catch on in the United States.

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The NBA regular season is worthless.

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Baseball used to be a clean sport.

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The NCAA can't pay players because they need to preserve the sanctity of the game.

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NASCAR drivers are athletes.

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Our coach isn't an asshole. He's just "passionate."

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We lost the game because the refs screwed us over.

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He's not juicing. He just changed his offseason workout plan.

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The best college team in the country could beat the worst team in the corresponding professional league.

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A player has to win a ring in order to be considered as one of the all-time greats.

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This year is our year!

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