As a function of us wanting to believe we can cheer our team on to victory, we feel much closer to those individuals. |
He allowed spectators to see his human side. He wasn't a chiseled athlete, like a Greek god or goddess. |
I think we all feel, then, that that's a part of us that we invested a lot in that's now gone. |
Most kids grew up in the Twin Cities dreaming of being Kirby Puckett. |