When you decide to follow a sports team passionately, that is, become a fan, you know that your team or teams will to ontological certainty not win 'em all. Your team or teams will almost as certainly not be the best in league, association or conference. You know that at the macro level that when you become a fan you are signing up for one disappointment for every satisfaction. Depending on your team and the level of your commitment you are on notice that you may share vicariously more or less in crushing failure than frisson of happiness.
The three sports teams of which I have been a fan most ardently for many years now are Manchester City soccer team, the Miami 'Heat" basketball team and the Pittsburgh "Panthers" college football team. 2021/22 was very good for my fandom and for those teams.
City finished its season champions of its league with a record of 26 wins in 38 matches, six draws, and only three losses.
The "Heat" won their division, finished second, out of 15 teams, in their conference and won 53 games to 29 defeats.
And Pitt was the champion of their conference for the first time in many years, winning 11 games and losing only three.
