John Steinbeck was, by all accounts, a fantastic author. Here’s what he had to say about hate:
“Try to understand men. If you understand each other you will be kind to each other. Knowing a man well never leads to hate and almost always leads to love.”
Today, I learned that this quote is unequivocally false. I know the Celtics. I’ve watched their games all season, and I’ve even enjoyed watching some of their guys play on occasion.
I still hate them.
Though older Knicks fans probably reserve the darkest depths of their basketball hatred for the Pacers and Heat, recent history combined with existing rivalries in other sports (there are no words to describe my vitriol for the Patriots and everything they stand for) make hating on Boston pretty close to mandatory for Knicks fans.