A Clipper State of Mind - By NUMB3RFIFTY

Becoming a Clippers fan, is usually love at first sight. If you felt suddenly drawn to the team, as i did, consider yourself someone who's naturally drawn to underdogs. An individual, and not someone TRYING to be an individual. There's a big difference between supporting the Clippers for one game and being a Clippers fan. It quickly becomes a lifestyle. You enter a seemingly vicious cycle of going to sports stores and asking for Clipper jerseys and getting a blank stare from the workers in return. A requirement is a high tolerance for heartache, and an uncanny ability to look on the bright side. A true Clipper fan will be an expert in keeping hope alive. Down by 20 in the 4th with 2 minutes left? No problem, all we need is 7 threes in a row and some missed free-throws and we're right back in this. Every year that the Clippers amount to nothing, makes the year they amount to something, a little bit sweeter. The Clippers play for everyone who has little to look forwa...