It's often thought that there's a direct correlation between being a sports fan and playing sports. In a brief sampling of students at SF State, that thought was proven to be mostly true.
While all four students who were chosen at random to be interviewed admitted to playing sports when they were children, only one defiant rebel confessed that just his experience playing soccer when he was younger didn't translate to an obsession with sports later on in life.
"I'm just not very competitive by nature," said freshman Dillon French. "The only time I watch sports is with my parents when I'm home."
French proved to be the exception to the rule, however, as the rest of the students, like sophomore Andrew Mozac, were happy that sports like basketball were still a big part of their daily lives.
"Basketball keeps you in great shape," Mozac said. "I look forward to playing it and the teamwork involved."
The main reasons students cited for their love of sports were the most blatant ones: the ability to be competitive, the "fun" factor and exercise.
So why does playing sports in your youth translate to a love of sports as an adult? Exposure. Like with anything we're exposed to as children, the more we're around something, the more we become comfortable with it.
"If you see something enough, you might like it," said freshman Carlos Robles, an avid soccer fan. "It's like food, the more you try it, you might like it."
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