Do you lose the passion for sport as you grow older?

Edmiston Drive · August 20, 2012

Cheeky!

It's a burden I carry with pride...................humour that is

Edmiston Drive · August 20, 2012

I've lost my passion for football in general, I watch very little of it now.
But not for Rangers, don't think I'll ever lose that.

Agree with everything you say bud

Edmiston Drive · August 20, 2012

PS - judo player? Sorry ludo player ! What a fuckin roaster !

I check every post 3 times now.............................before I post, even then keep my finger hovering over the edit button

BLUEDIGNITY · August 20, 2012

Whats sport got to do with it ? Lets be honest Rangers are more than a club, they are a way of life. The more obstacles that are put in my way to stop me supporting The Rangers the more passionate I become. Over the last few years there has been a sustained attack on our Club from a network of sources culminating in the position we are in today but if they think that has weakened my support they are stupidly mistaken. It has only galvanised my resolve even more than it was. So if if you feeling tired and weary and your Heart just skips a beat . . .

I'm 60 I'll sleep when I'm dead !

:sherlock:

MosesMcNeil · August 20, 2012

My passion for supporting us is as strong now as it ever was, if anything, its stronger. From my first game in 1963 to the East Stirling game, I am as proud walking into Ibrox now, as I was the first time.
My ex-wife said to me once, "The only thing you think about is sex & Rangers".
I replied, "Youre right, but not in that order".

:lol:

A laugh is always good - cheers!

MaddistonKnight · August 20, 2012

I am not as old as some of the posters here (only 43), but I think I love Rangers more now than I ever did. We have all "walked a mile in someone else's shoes" this last six months, and possibly even thought our proud club was maybe, just maybe, about to go the way of the likes of Third Lanrk, etc. I have lost respect for many in Scottish football (and a lot of people I work beside whom I thought were balance and reasonable people who have simply turned out to be wanks - good to know even if it took this long) and so I might be less passionate about footie overall but will never lose my love for the Rangers

**JCDBigBear** · August 20, 2012

I think with some people it isn't just apathy to Rangers, football or sport, it is apathy to everything. Some people stagnate as they get older, they become lazy. "Can't be bothered" syndrome sets in. I'm pretty sure we all know someone who fits that description. Old before their time.

As for myself, love the Gers as much now as I ever did.

JamesRobertson · August 20, 2012

60 this year and still going to Ibrox, same butterflies on the morning of the game as I always had as a young man. Only problem is the legs can't hold as much anymore so have to ease up on the intake to ensure I get back to the local after the game

FoxintheBox · August 20, 2012

Although getting older has some drawbacks. My love for the Gers has never faded.I get to as many games as I can.It also has many benefits.

1. You can say want you want and be called an old "character" instead of a moaning faced git.

2. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.

3. It's harder and harder for sexual harassment charges to stick.

4. You quit trying to hold your stomach in no matter who walks into the room.

5. You can tell the truth when asked "are you on drugs".

6. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them, either.

7. Your joints are more accurate than the National Weather Service

8. In a hostage situation, you are likely to be released first.

9. Free Viagra.

10. No one expects you to run into a burning building.

sergio · August 20, 2012

It is the opposite for me, I Joined the forces shortly after leaving school in 1980, staying in for 4 years (1 Junior in Aberdeen and 3 years in NI and Cyprus). Because I did not finish my education, I had to take on low paid, hard graft work, It was a struggle for me and the Mrs to bring our only child up, although he wanted for nothing, I could not afford to take him to a lot games. I did take him on the tour of Ibrox before he started School and every Xmas I always made sure he got the latest strip along with Manuals, Videos, CD's etc. I completed my education later in life and have a decent job that allows me a little more time and Money. Although we have seen a fair few games together over the years, I bought us both ST's for this season and I am looking forward to making up for lost time, My Grandson is now 3 and we took him to the legends game and only last week he got the new strip and photo's taken with Broxi Bear, Fireman Sam is still ahead of the Rangers for him at the Moment, but I know that one day soon that will change and he too will follow in our footsteps and those two season tickets will become 3 before to long ...

August 20, 2012

My dads 56 and is still one of the most passionate Rangers supporters I know, travels the world to watch his club. My Granda is 81 and still has a season ticket. So from my experience the answer is no you dont lose passion.

True Azure · August 20, 2012

Over the years priorities change. Even though in recent times I didn't visit Ibrox on a regular basis I still supported my team via the telly at home and abroad. My dad first took me to Ibrox when I was wee(6/7 I think) and still remember him lifting me over the turnstiles. I've been the length and breadth of the UK supporting Rangers as a daft boy and fondly recall Fair Cities Cup games at Newcastle plus other games at Wolverhampton and Leeds. The passion diminishes slightly as I get older but the recent cowardly attacks on my club from various quarters in Scottish Football have only served to re-ignite this passion. My two sons were brought up to follow The Rangers and on Saturday when I took my son and grandaughter to Ibrox and we witnessed the 49,118 inside the Stadium it served to remind me that I'm Rangers Till I Die.

hellfirejet · August 20, 2012

I started watching the Gers in the 60's and I have seen many great players,Willie Johnston & Colin Stein were my hero's then,I also really like Alfie Conn but it hurt like hell we he went to the dark side, with that manky mob,but I forgive him because I know deep down he is a bear.Jumping forward a few years I then had new hero's to support Coisty,Durranty and the one and only super Cooper,I'm welling up inside just thinking about Coop, one of the saddest days of my life when he died,and he should never have been allowed to leave Rangers,but life moves on and the list of players is always growing full of new hero's. Gough,McCall,Gazza,Laudrup,Albertz,Mols,Van Bronckhorst fantastic players, and I have seen them all,now a new chapter in our history has begun,and I can tell you all here and now my love for Rangers if anything has grown deeper over the years,to me they are my family,they are in my blood my very soul,a life without Rangers would be unthinkable,and I'm thankful to Charles Green for standing up for Rangers and dragging us out off the worst period in our proud history,believe me when I say Rangers will be bigger and better than before, because of what the SPL,SFA & Media tried but failed to do,and that was they tried to kill our club,what they have done is bring the Rangers support closer together than I have ever known and for that I thank them,other than that the SPL is dead to me they can go fuck themselves. :crabflute:

Gordy61 · August 20, 2012

My enthusiasm has never wained.I`m 51.I still love my Rangers and the family as much as ever.True love never dies.,it just gets deeper.

As for the playing side of things,I still play 5`s twice a week,tennis 3 times a week and hit the Gym as well.Last month I took up Golf too.

Luvin it!

sillybilly · August 20, 2012

I am still in love with gers as much as ever, even being a season ticket holder for 20 years. My problem is the younger ones. My wee boy is 5, yeah he supports the rangers, been to few games, got the strips, watches them on the t.v with me, but he also has a big passion for Liverpool for some reason. All he wanted for his birthday was a Liverpool strip, which actually upset me. Hs best mate is a Manchester united fan, their other wee mate is Chelsea daft and when I take him to football training it's full of wee guys in Barcelona and premiership strips. Times they are a changing.

Johnny Dangerously · August 20, 2012

My passion for sport is intact, it's my passion for the Mrs that's waning.

jcb · August 20, 2012

As you get older you tend to become more blase about life and sport in general, simply because you have more experience and tend to believe things were better in the past. I still think Maradona was better than Messi, Borg was better than Federer and Sugar Ray Leonard was better than Floyd Mayweather and nobody can convince me otherwise.

The one thing i will never get blase about however is being able to attend Rangers games.I can honestly say i still look forward to each and every visit with the same feelings i had back in 1971 when i first watched us play. I know of too many bears who are no longer with us or who are unable to attend games for health-financial or logistical reasons to ever take the fact i can attend any game for granted.

hellfirejet · August 20, 2012

My passion for sport is intact, it's my passion for the Mrs that's waning.

Ha Ha Ha,I can relate to that just recently I had a big row with the other half,it appears that I was not listening to her, when the news was on about the Rangers,anyway she accused me of thinking about the Gers more than her,to that I just nodded my head and ageed with her,she then for some strange reason started to scream and shout saying that I did not love her anymore,my reply made it worse I fear,I told her I liked Neil Lennon more than her and I fucking hate him!After that she stormed out and did not come back for hours,what a pity I was really enjoying the peace and quite too. :sherlock:

TBagalag · August 20, 2012

I think my passion for my team has increased through time, even more so this season after the nightmare period we have just been through. My overall interest in football has however diminished. When I was younger I would watch just about any football that was on TV, now I quite frankly find a lot of matches boring. Yesterday for instance, I sat and watched Man City v Southampton. While this match was not bad and it had a few goals, the commentators were making out that it was an unbelievable game. I just didn't feel that way about it and very rarely do. I don't know why things have changed but I'm fully aware that they have. I still enjoy my visits to Ibrox and any away games I am able to attend, I perhaps used to take this for granted till I joined the army and then had very limited opportunity to get to games. This could partly be responsible for increased passion for the team. I really didn't realise how much I would miss watching them until I wasn't able to.

jcb · August 20, 2012

Ha Ha Ha,I can relate to that just recently I had a big row with the other half,it appears that I was not listening to her, when the news was on about the Rangers,anyway she accused me of thinking about the Gers more than her,to that I just nodded my head and ageed with her,she then for some strange reason started to scream and shout saying that I did not love her anymore,my reply made it worse I fear,I told her I liked Neil Lennon more than her and I fucking hate him!After that she stormed out and did not come back for hours,what a pity I was really enjoying the peace and quite too.

Neil Lennon :angry:

Thats taking it too far.

Dont go to sleep and hide all the scissors in the house.

Wouldn't blame her though. :dry:

kingtom28 · August 20, 2012

been going too home and away games for over seventy years,and still go too ibrox as much as i can,

never lost a moments passion,im rangers till i die. :clap: :clap:

dougie76 · August 20, 2012

I’ve lost my passion for football in general, I watch very little of it now.
But not for Rangers, don’t think I’ll ever lose that.

Same here (tu)

mac4443 · August 20, 2012

Must admit that the passion has diminished slightly for me through the years. Working shifts, unemployment, emigration, being in recovery, raising a family, coaching baseball and basketball, working shifts, the Craft etc. etc. have all left me with limited time to follow my favourites every week. Is this inevitable? Are older fans still as keen as they were as teenagers? Through the years, how many older fans have you met that rarely attend an away game, a home game?
The Widow's Son

i retired 4 yeas ago dont get to very many games now cause im disabled, got over to the east fife game, my feeling and passion for rangers has never waned, once ger always a ger (stick and bunnet)

maverick1200 · August 20, 2012

I don't think so. My grandad is over 80 and still watches most sports and still shows passion when he watches Everton.