How emotionally involved/attached do you get in games?

[Yugocelt]

After today's loss i was feeling so empty...angry...
Its hard to believe cause i live 4102 miles from Boston in Croatia. I took every loss very emotionally...Thankfully i have beautifull 3,5 year old daughter and one on its way (4 weeks from now) so she can cheer me up...
Man i hope we win next 2 to go up 3-2 or i will be like zombie...

Drzi se.. 

[houseonfire09]

I usually get depressed for an hour or so after a tough loss, but if these Finals go 7, I will be a little scared to watch because it's against LA.  A loss there would be painful for me to take.

[JBone4eva]

it affects me alot, it always has. after a win I usually re watch the game on DVR repeatedly until the next game whenever i have down time, and I'm generally in better spirits. after a loss I avoid any and all commentary on the last game until the next one. the night of a loss I have to do something to make me forget about the loss, I have noticed I have gotten less down after losses than I used to.

[lovely_20]

I get very emotionally involved in games. Many times last night, I found myself screaming at the tv, at one point in particular. Which is that moment at the end when Rondo let the ball roll over halfcourt without picking it up, almost daring his defender to steal it. That drives me nuts.

That said, work wasn't that fun today (and it normally is, my job is always fun).  What made my day even harder was the fact that we have some Celtics merchandise at the front of the store that I couldn't ignore.  And it made me sad to think of the missed chances, and Ray's poor shooting night.  But then I think that it can't get much worse, and feel a little bit better. 

[guava_wrench]

I have learned to create emotional distance when games are going poorly and to hope for the best/prepare for the worst in general.

It is far more draining when I am actually at a game. All my strength is pretty much drained when the Celts are sucking and I am at the game. It is a horrible feeling.

[JSD]

I'm sure that any passionate fan in any sport invests themselves a lot in their team, and I don't think it's unreasonable to assume that your day is a little bit better if the Celtics win, or worse, if they lose. Makes it even tougher when they throw away a great game 2 win in a game 3 loss, due to bad officiating. I'm curious if there are others that get too emotionally involved, or if you used to be like that, but just learned to not take it as seriously anymore.

It pretty much ruins my night and whole next day. And in the case of elimination, depending on how bad, a week or two. I'm a huge Boston sports fan. The Pats loss to the Giants was call in sick material... Terrible night.

[Bankshot]

I am way too attached to the point where it's probably scary.

After a win I'll be in my brightest green and after a loss I'll be in all black to mourn the loss.

I yell at the TV screen/players to the point where it's questionably unhealthy.

I yell at Tony Allen the most. From the moment he touches the ball I'm yelling "BE SMART TONY", "DON"T TURN IT OVER TONY", "PROTECT THE BALL TONY".

Prior to the official pointing which direction/team will posses the ball I'll point myself.

I clap very loud.

I often beg our players to dunk the ball when trying to finish. Specifically with Big Baby, KG, Rondo, Paul, and Ray - all of whom are capable of throwing it down in somebody's face/with a hand contesting them.

Today I'm in a terrible mood. Receiving text messages like "your boys blew it last night" and "0-13" cripple me, yet I'm never in any type of "panic-mode" as I've heard others fall into.

I believe in Doc, the system, Ubuntu, and the championship/competitive nature of our squad 1-12 (and of course Scal as well).

I want Greg Dickerson to get a promotion and I never want to see Gary Tanguay say anything ever again.

I'm invested in this team to the point where I feel like I know the players/personalities, when obviously that couldn't be farther from the truth.

I feel like I get more upset than Thibs does during a defensive breakdown, yet I feel like I fist-pump harder than Doc does when Ray makes a huge bucket.

Based purely on observaion I would love to be Clifford Ray's assistant, Ed Lacerte seems like a genuine stand-up guy, and Bryon Doo I feel could have a stronger interest in the teams success.

I"m what you call, a true die-hard Fanatic.

Wow, you described me to a T.  My husband hates watching the games with me because of the way I act during games.  

[celticsclay]

I would say this particular series has me more emotionally involved then i have been in a sporting event in a long time. My mood the rest of the day and the following day is genuinely affected by the outcome. Today I didn't feel like doing anything. It was like something bad happened in my life. When they won game two i had a big smile on my face the next day. Its probably on the borderline on whats "healthy," but i just really hate the lakers. I hate phil, i hate kobe, i hate pau, i hate artest, fisher and even Bynum now. I hate the way espn fawns over them. I hate the discussions on greatest ever. The lack of respect for pierce on a national level, and to a lesser extent doc rivers.

[openairmovie]

IM often criticized for how attached I am to the Celtics...losses have lead to fights in my relationship due to me just being sour from the game...days at work are always longer after a loss and much of my anger is based on certain individuals  cough cough Lebron James, Kobe Bryant  Van Gundy 1 and 2  ect  ect.    Ya its not healthy but you know what...its my lifestyle 

[Marqui]

it affects me alot, it always has. after a win I usually re watch the game on DVR repeatedly until the next game whenever i have down time, and I'm generally in better spirits. after a loss I avoid any and all commentary on the last game until the next one. the night of a loss I have to do something to make me forget about the loss, I have noticed I have gotten less down after losses than I used to.

This is exactly me.

[bigtyc55]

Last night was a tough one to take for sure. Turn off all post game coverage etc. immediately after the last second runs out. Now I'm 20 years old and an absolutely die hard fan so I head up to my room and am just p---ed for hours. The game ended at like 12 am or so and let's just say I didn't really fall asleep til about 3:30 am. I tried to get over it by listening to some music or something and it took a few hours to move on enough til mind was off it slightly. Then I had to watch some Hulu shows to take my mind off it more and then proceed to take some Melatonin to help me fall asleep. Today I wake up and can't get my mind off all the missed chances and a prime opportunity to take a 2-1 series lead. So I go outside and just shoot the ball for a few hours outside and watch CSNNE sports tonight to see what's up.  We live and die by the Cs.

btw...TP for the great thread topic for your 1st post man.

[blackbird]

Yeah, my wife is always threatening to turn off the TV if I don't calm down. She insists that I'm going to have a heart attack or a stroke some day watching the C's.

But now that I'm older, I'm pretty good about letting it go after the game. My son, though, is distraught after a loss. I try to be cool, but I know it's like those old public service announcements where the kid tells the dad, "I learned it from watching you!"

[cornbreadsmart]

I care way too much. Friends I had not talked to in YEARS called me when we put the big 3 together. It makes me proud to be so identified as THE celtic fan to so many people.Me and my dad were there in 2008 watching,feeling the confetti come down.I gulped it down there because I did'nt want to upset him,he's an older guy, but when I was alone that night I balled my eyes out that we had shared that moment.I did'nt know my celtic love could GET any more intense but after 2008 it DID. I love these guys.

[Kiorrik]

I tend to let the wins pick me up a lot, and the losses, well, I discard them mainly. I do think about it every now and then a bit, and it gets me down for like, 10 seconds, but I'm generally not a Debby Downer

[Trifecta]

I used to be pretty animated during games when we weren't doing too well (broke my cell phone during game 4 of the MIA series when Wade started to go off, I wanted a sweep so bad). as of late I've calmed it down, but I'm still pretty vocal in either A. giving the refs a piece of my mind or B. trying to communicate with players and or Doc.. And I'm pretty intense during tight games, usually down on one knee 3 ft in front of my TV biting my nails