Dear Miami Heat,
I've been a Heat fan for about maybe 10 or 11 years, back when Alonzo Mourning was on the team. Going to the games wasn't too much of an intense thing for me because I was so young but as I got older and understood the sport more and went to more games, i fell in love with the sport. But with this team, I could always feel a sense of true teamwork watching everyone play and seeing the chemistry between everyone always made it an interesting and fun game to watch. As I got older and the players changed too, nothing changed except that I enjoyed taking every trip I was able to to Miami more just to watch you play.
It wasn't until about 2003, when Dwyane Wade was drafted to the Heat, that I started to watch this sport seriously. He was and still is my favorite player on the Heat. Just watching his skill as he played and how he interacted with his teammates gave off the vibe that he's just a generally good person. I always knew the Heat were really good, but in 2006, making it to the NBA finals was incredible to me. I watched every single game of that series but that last game was intense and crazy. I couldn't contain my excitement as i watched the game with my dad, cheering at the good plays and the screaming at the bad ones. But when we won that game, my dad and I went crazy. I was so happy that that night, it took me a while to go to sleep.
Out of all the seasons that I watched, my absolute favorite was this past season. We already had LeBron for one season and since he didn't get his ring, we knew he was going to come back with a vengeance and this would be one season that no one would want to miss. When watching the team play together, you could easily tell that they all were working their hardest to make it to the finals. I went to a lot of games this past season and every game was the same for me, absolute perfection. When we made it to the playoffs, I watched every single game to see the outcome. I actually went to Game 5 against the Knicks, and it was crazy. Winning that game meant being one step closer to the finals. All of the series leading up to the finals were intense, especially the one against the Boston Celtics. There were so many close calls where I was unsure if we would win, but never doubted it. I watched the finals and every game I watched closely and intently. The last game though, in Miami, was the best. Counting down the final seconds of the game with the feeling that we won and were the champions. It made me really proud to call myself Heat fan and a true Heat fan at that. I don't think there's a better feeling than seeing your team win and seeing them be ecstatic that they achieved their goals.
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