Lessons From the Stoics for Tottenham Supporters
The best revenge is to not be like your enemy [Arsenal] -Marcus Aurelius After a long summer full of watching the Euros, Copa America, the Olympics, and even MLS, my first football love is back in action. The Premier League kicks off this weekend and on Monday Tottenham Hotspur face off against newly promoted Leicester City and their mega superstar Harry Winks. (I promised myself I wouldn’t cry.) This time of year is always filled with unbridled passion and expectations only to come crashing down sometime later. It’s like when I decide to go on a run and feel great for the first 30 seconds. I’m a runner, I’m going to get into shape, I’m going to be the type of person who runs a half-marathon. The endorphins start flowing. Then I realize how terrible running is and within a minute I’m thinking about jumping in front of a car. That’s the life of a Spurs supporter. ...