Sports are a painful business for players and fans alike. Often, the season ends with a painful loss in the regular season or playoffs, leaving everyone involved dusting themselves off and licking their wounds. Then the new season rolls around and the same hope from the season before returns: “maybe next year” turns into “this is our year.” For the most part, it is not “our year,” and the cycle of sports repeats itself.
However, there are exceptions and finally it does become the season that ends with trophies, champagne, and parades that declare “We’ll be back next year.