"Memories for players and supporters are important because they provide context and give each encounter meaning and significance. Four years ago, on New Year’s Eve, it was hard to walk around Sydney without bumping into English supporters who had shelled out their hard-earned money and who felt short-changed and badly let down by the performance of Andrew Flintoff’s team. This time they were rewarded with the kind of memories that last a lifetime. Sport is about losing as much as winning, the experience of the first sweetening the experience of the second."
An outstanding article from Mike Atherton - I'm more than happy to pay Murdoch cash for journalism of that quality. Sport is indeeed about losing as much as winning, as Coventry City supporters will also attest.
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