It's All My Fault

Is it rational to think that a television viewer has any effect on an athlete's or team's performance?  Does it make sense to alter one's way of life based on the last play to make sure the next one goes well....while sitting in your living room?  No......but that doesn't mean I, the viewer, can't affect the game.  I'm certain I can.  It makes no sense, but shut up....I can.

This past weekend I watched some of my favorite teams and athletes lose....almost all of them.  Mizzou football, Notre Dame football, Liverpool, Roger Federer, St. Louis Rams.  All toast.  My fault.  I didn't stay up to watch the end of the Mizzou game.  My bad.  Notre Dame....turned it off before the final collapse.  Shit.  I turned the Liverpool game on too late.  God dammit.  I got cocky during the Federer/Djokovic match.  Heartbreak.  And to top it off I only watched a few minutes of the Rams game because of my daughter's birthday party.  Depression sets in.

Treat this post as an apology to all of the other fans out there of the teams/athletes I mentioned.  I take full responsibility.  It's my fault.  If I would have been better for them they would have been better for me.  But since I suck, they sucked.  Shit shit shit.  I'm the worst.  Gotta be better if you expect results.  I have to want it more.  I have to pay attention.  I have to give it my all.  It's time to be a champion.  From now on if any of the above teams/athletes fail to win in their respective sports come to me first.  Guarantee it's because I was slacking somehow.  I messed up.  I know it.  It's my fault.

But what will I do to get better?  What can I do?  Should I find a particular spot in my chair to sit and watch everything important to me?  What if I'm out of town?  What if I'm "too busy" to watch?  It's going to be a battle.  My thoughts are going to have to be there no matter what.  That can't be the best I can do though, can it?  Should I be paying attention at all times on my phone so I never miss a thing and totally neglect my family, friends, personal hygiene?  I'll do it if it means championships for my favorites.  I think I will.  If I don't I can only blame myself.  Seems like that is just going to be my plight.  It's going to be my fault....I just know it.