Sports make us give us an excuse to do and say some pretty weird stuff. When a Starbucks barista puts cream into my coffee even though I just said I wanted it black I don’t boo the barista, nor is it deemed acceptable to chant “refs you suck” at a kid’s spelling bee, apparently. Learned that one the hard way.
My own inability to socialize with other humans aside, one area where sport and normal life seem synced up is our reaction to failure. I wrote about this, to an extent, about the Washington Capitals during the postseason; but that was about fan and media reaction to a team failing.