Undying fan loyalty? Why?

[NoChance]

Good example.

I grew up in Wisconsin, moved to Minnesota to work, and just last year moved to Arizona.

I grew up liking the Steelers, Chargers, Pirates, Padres, and Lakers for major sports. I liked Pittsburgh and Michigan for college sports.

Today I still like the Steelers and Chargers. I will root for both but the Steelers are by far my favorite if they play heads up. I no longer like the Pirates. I switched to San Francisco when Bonds was traded. I still like the Padres the same but SF is my top team. I loved Kareem, Johnson, Worthy....but now absolutely HATE the Lakers. Shaq and Kobe ruined it for me. I can't stand either of them. I no longer have a favorite team but I do root for players I like. I root for Pit in college now but could care less for Michigan.

Is this wrong? I think when you are a child you can root for different reasons than when you are an adult.

My biggest passion is obviously the Steelers. That will never change. As for the rest, I think having a baseball card / sports card business while in High School and College had a lot to do with me following players "moreso" than "teams". In my case that makes perfect sense but I doubt anyone would understand that.