View topic - Ahh, Rooney

[stillDrink Profile]

Or, why you love the Steelers:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/sport ... ml?_r=1&em

[thesteelhammer Profile]

Very cool article, but why this cheap shot at Steelers fans by the author?

a happy symmetry probably lost on the Terrible Towel-waving hordes attending Steelers games

Holly must not know we are the most obsessed fans in the world and therefore know more about our team than most.

“What mattered was that you lived up to your word, pulled your own weight and looked out for your friends.”

When i read that, all I could think was that this is what our country has forgotten that made it great to begin with.

[Steel Holiday Profile]

Pardon the captain obvious comment, but what sets Rooney & his Steelers apart from other owners & their teams is his passion as a true fan!

He has no second home — no country house, no Florida beachfront condominium. His sole extravagance is flying: he pilots his own plane to training camp and league meetings. Apart from an annual trip to Ireland, he rarely travels. When he does, it’s not often to destinations catering to members of his income bracket. In 2003, with the help of experts from the Senator John Heinz History Center, Rooney and members of his extended family retraced Lewis and Clark’s expedition, which began in Pittsburgh 200 years earlier and ended at the Pacific coast in Oregon.

Rooney is all about business. He doesn't need extravagant vacations. He will never work another day in his life because he is doing what he loves.