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As some of you know from reading my column on Roger Director's "I Dream in Blue: (Harper), I have never been much of a sports fan. And yet.
And yet interviewing Roger and reading his book taught me a lot about the Giants --- enough that I actually could name the players and voice opinions about their performance this season.
Roger's book was about last season and he voiced some strong opinions about the coaching and what had to change.
I think the Giants started to listen to him. Shortly after the publication of his book, and very soon after the publication of my column on Roger, the Giants started in on the winning streak that led them to Super Bowl.
In the run-up to the Super Bowl, I emailed Roger to ask him what role he thought he had played in the team's fortune.
On his way to the stadium, with our mutual friend and the editor of "I Dream in Blue" David Hirshey as his Ralph Steadman, Roger sent me the following reply:
I was in tension in the second half. I calculated. I held my breath. And then came the fourth quarter. There was a moment when I saw a cloud cross Eli Manning's face. I screamed at the TV, I yelled at Eli to keep the faith.
And he did. It was momentous and glorious.
I felt exultation. I felt vindication. I roared in the thrill of victory. I had become a Giants fan without remorse, without hearbreak. I found joy.
Who knew?
And yet interviewing Roger and reading his book taught me a lot about the Giants --- enough that I actually could name the players and voice opinions about their performance this season.
Roger's book was about last season and he voiced some strong opinions about the coaching and what had to change.
I think the Giants started to listen to him. Shortly after the publication of his book, and very soon after the publication of my column on Roger, the Giants started in on the winning streak that led them to Super Bowl.
In the run-up to the Super Bowl, I emailed Roger to ask him what role he thought he had played in the team's fortune.
On his way to the stadium, with our mutual friend and the editor of "I Dream in Blue" David Hirshey as his Ralph Steadman, Roger sent me the following reply:
In the far corner of my brain, depending on what combination of pharmaceuticals I've taken, I like to credit my book I Dream in Blue, with having provided the Giants whatever it was they needed to get over the hump!
As Super Bowl LXII launched I found myself staring at a large screen TV-- and continuing to watch. And having opinions, and then cheering and shouting and jumping up and down. I talked about the Giants defense. I talked about Eli Manning. I even had opinions about Tom Brady (the fact that I even knew who Tom Brady was surprising).go Big Blue.
I was in tension in the second half. I calculated. I held my breath. And then came the fourth quarter. There was a moment when I saw a cloud cross Eli Manning's face. I screamed at the TV, I yelled at Eli to keep the faith.
And he did. It was momentous and glorious.
I felt exultation. I felt vindication. I roared in the thrill of victory. I had become a Giants fan without remorse, without hearbreak. I found joy.
Who knew?
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