I was in first grade when D-Rob got drafted. My dad and I watched all the games on tv and I idolized D-Rob until he retired. 20 years later, D-Rob is still my favorite player. Tim is the man but D-Rob's position on the throne is set.
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I was in first grade when D-Rob got drafted. My dad and I watched all the games on tv and I idolized D-Rob until he retired. 20 years later, D-Rob is still my favorite player. Tim is the man but D-Rob's position on the throne is set.
DRob is my favorite player esp when he won MVP in '95. Too bad Houston and Hakeem won in WCF..
When Michael Jordan retired,then Tim Duncan and the Spurs appeared
It was coded into my DNA.
I'm 41 years old and can't remember not being a Spurs fan. Yeah, I sat in the Hemisphere behind the pillars in the "obstructed view" sections.
I endured watching the Spurs lose to GS (Run TMC) and Potland in the playoffs, and was even present to see D'Rob get his MVP in '95, only to watch the admiral get no help, and the Spurs lose to the Rockets.
But I have also seen the glory of the '99 championship, as I had tickets for game 1 of the Finals.
I embraced in the '03 championship run while watching Manu, TP and SJax grow up, with the final culmination manifesting itself with Dave getting his second ring and retiring in style.
I watched the Dominance of the '05 team as they ended the Lakers 3-peat in LA.
I celebrated the birth of my daughter in '07 as the "chosen one" was smothered by Bruce's D.
One more run would be nice.
No matter what this team goes through, I will always bleed silver and black.
grew up in austin and the only bball teams around were houston / san antonio and dallas.. san antonio being the closest of course..
but i rooted for just about any team in texas in the playoffs.. and i still kinda do.. except for the mavs...
but it was time to pick a college to go to and amongst my choices were UT-Dallas and UT-San Antonio.. i went to UT-Dallas for pre-admission orientation.. it was alright.. checked out the city and i got a smug vibe off just about everyone there.. i hadn't visited san antonio yet but people said negative things about it like there was a lot of gang activity there so that kinda scared me too..
so i was at this pizza place in dallas during that orientation.. having a pizza.. there was a spurs vs. mavs game on the TV.. and i said.. 'well.. whomever wins this game.. that's the city i'll go to for college..'
guess who won :D?
i've lived in san antonio for the past 8 years and i don't want to leave this place.. i love it here.. love the team.. this is my city :D
by being born in
San Antonio, Texas
August, 1969 @ Brady Green Hospital downtown.
how else can you become a fan.
26 years ago, my father gave me a Spurs t-shirt and my little brother a Suns t-shirt.
Guess who got the better favorite team out of that deal.
In Lacanian Psychiatry, we call this "name of the father."
ok please explain the bold text....cause the 2003 team ended the Lakers 3-peatQuote:
Originally Posted by callo1
I was in high school, living in Tulsa, watching them in the 1990 playoffs and liked DRob, SE, Cummings---- then in '91 I went Trinity University and split Spurs season tickets with some other students. I went to Trinity and graduated in '94 and went to 15-20 games a year during that time. Then I moved to Austin and kept going to games, watching them on TV during the mid to late 90's. Of course those were great, but frustrating, years. Though I now live in Portland, I have been a fan ever since and watch as many games as possible. The 4 championships were great, but I had a lot of fun watching them the years they lost too. My favorite Spurs are Bowen, DRob, Manu. I'll be a Spurs fan even when/if they suck. I have been a Cincinnati Reds fan since birth (lot of family in Cincy) and they have blown balls for years. Loyalty is more important than winning.
Miscue on my part, as you pointed out, the '03 team did that. iPhone typo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biggems
I remember Kobe and Fisher had tears streaming down there faces. I loved that nasty put back K-Will had in that closeout game.
Good memories:)
I've been a spursfan since a long time ago when i was hunting foxes in some forests outside of London and suddenly got stung by the strong ascent of a skunk which at the time I misjudged as a fox.
Born n raised in SA and my family are all Spurs fans. When I was younger I liked individual players on other teams but have always been a Spurs fan.
First because I live in San Antonio, and my sister used to watch Spurs back in 03' so she made me a fan of them, ever since then I have been a die hard Spurs fan!
Spurs vs Bulls, 1990. First NBA game on Australian TV. Everyone else seemed to become a Jordan fan, whilst I preferred David. And here we are today, 4 rings and 3 RnROS pilgrimages to SA later. :D