Probably not a single person would admit that they weren't cheering on Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa in the chase for the record last year. And I'm sure there wasn't a dry eye in the country when Michael Jordan called it quits, or when John Elway left the football field a champion. The sports world unites us. Sports give us hope and spirit. Some magical force just draws us in.
Sports give people the feeling that all is right with the world . . .
But every time Mark McGwire hits a home run . . . Every time Karl Malone sinks a game-winning basket . It's just in us. You don't even have to be a sports fan to feel the magic. These moments make us forget all of the troubles in the world.