Phinfan31
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http://www.dolphinssincemoment.com/
Hard not feel some emotion when watching this video. For those of us that don't have twitter or instagram, I thought we could share our moments here on our beloved Finheaven.
So when was the precise moment you can say "yeah, that was it!" ? When did you officially become a TRUE Dolphins fan?
For me, I can remember that my dad would always take me to his Miami Dolphins playoff parties with his friends. This was in the early 90's. Admittedly though, being a little kid, I was always more interested in playing with the other kids than watching the games. I was raised by my dad to root for Marino and the Dolphins, but I just didn't have the love for the game yet. So my moment would be many years later.
Ironically - my "Dolphins Since" moment was a very sad day for all of us...the day that Dan Marino retired.
The summer of 99 was extremely tough on me. My mom moved me from Tallahassee, FL (where I had grown up my whole life) across the country, in the middle of the mountains of IDAHO. As you can imagine...this was pretty traumatic for me. I missed my dad, my life back home...everything. When Marino retired I was in complete shock, and it was just one other example of how life doesn't stay the way you want it.
I knew that the Dolphins were going to have some extreme hardship to overcome, and I could really identify with that. I subconsciously decided at that moment when Marino retired that I was ALL IN. It was a way to feel connected back to home, and a way to feel connected to my dad. I started following the team religiously from then on - signed up with Dolphin Digest (even though I wouldn't receive the magazine until a full week after the games)...and the rest is history. Once I was old enough to drive I started going to sports bars every Sunday by myself just to watch the games.
I wish that my moment was a wonderful big play, or a great memory at a game, with family or friends, but it wasn't. It was a really sad day for all of us. Had that not happened at the time it did...who knows though. Maybe I would have never developed the kind of love I have for the team now. I hope all of you old timers really cherish and appreciate how lucky you were to be a fan of our team during Marinos years though...I wish I could have enjoyed it as I would now.
So whats yours?
Hard not feel some emotion when watching this video. For those of us that don't have twitter or instagram, I thought we could share our moments here on our beloved Finheaven.
So when was the precise moment you can say "yeah, that was it!" ? When did you officially become a TRUE Dolphins fan?
For me, I can remember that my dad would always take me to his Miami Dolphins playoff parties with his friends. This was in the early 90's. Admittedly though, being a little kid, I was always more interested in playing with the other kids than watching the games. I was raised by my dad to root for Marino and the Dolphins, but I just didn't have the love for the game yet. So my moment would be many years later.
Ironically - my "Dolphins Since" moment was a very sad day for all of us...the day that Dan Marino retired.
The summer of 99 was extremely tough on me. My mom moved me from Tallahassee, FL (where I had grown up my whole life) across the country, in the middle of the mountains of IDAHO. As you can imagine...this was pretty traumatic for me. I missed my dad, my life back home...everything. When Marino retired I was in complete shock, and it was just one other example of how life doesn't stay the way you want it.
I knew that the Dolphins were going to have some extreme hardship to overcome, and I could really identify with that. I subconsciously decided at that moment when Marino retired that I was ALL IN. It was a way to feel connected back to home, and a way to feel connected to my dad. I started following the team religiously from then on - signed up with Dolphin Digest (even though I wouldn't receive the magazine until a full week after the games)...and the rest is history. Once I was old enough to drive I started going to sports bars every Sunday by myself just to watch the games.
I wish that my moment was a wonderful big play, or a great memory at a game, with family or friends, but it wasn't. It was a really sad day for all of us. Had that not happened at the time it did...who knows though. Maybe I would have never developed the kind of love I have for the team now. I hope all of you old timers really cherish and appreciate how lucky you were to be a fan of our team during Marinos years though...I wish I could have enjoyed it as I would now.
So whats yours?
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