Why the Patriots Aren't "JUST a football team" to me
My memories of Tom Brady and the New England Patriots go all the way back to when I was in elementary school. On Sundays, I looked forward to my mother cooking pasta and her famous meatballs while the Sunday game played in the background. Although I didn't understand football at the time, it was a comforting feeling- because I was home. When the Patriots would make it the SuperBowl, my mother and my aunts would paint #12, and the Patriot's logo on our faces. My cousins would run around in their Patriots attire as the adults intently watched the game and cheered on the team. In those moments, even as a little girl, I felt happiness. Every year, I looked forward to the team possibly making it the big game to experience a family tradition over and over again. As the years went by, I started to pay attention to the actual game of football. Tom Brady got older, more experienced, and players came and went. I was understanding football more and more as I watched game after game.