Ever since I can remember, professional sports have made up the outline of my life. In kindergarten, I always knew the scores to the previous nights' games in each sport, mainly basketball, baseball, and football.

I started picking my teams in the early elementary years of my adolescence, starting first with the Detroit Lions in first grade, San Francisco Giants in second, and the San Antonio Spurs in third.

I used to regularly sneak into the school library, and still do, to check scores, updates, and transactions in the sporting world.

The day that Barry Sanders retired was one of the worst cries of my young life, as my hero on the gridiron of Detroit was hanging up the cleats to the greatest career a running back has ever endured. That day lives on in my memory like it was yesterday.

After I read a book about Mr. Sanders in first grade, I was hooked. To this day I watch every Lions game, consider the players members of my family, and tend to damage things after an incredibly hard loss. (I broke my ceiling fan after a loss to the Broncos in 2003).

When kids need a score, they ask me. When they need how many points Kobe scored last night or how many assists Deron Williams had, they ask me. When they want to know who's pitching for whoever tonight, they ask me. That is something I'm proud of and if it makes me a loser, throw stuff at me, I don't care.

The life I lead does not end there, as I constantly think about writing articles and consider conveying messages on paper one of the greatest ways of self expression and personal belief.

The influence that sports on television and the media have had on me created my dream to be a writer for a major sports media outlet or other highly-respected source.

My knowledge of the world of competitive sports have allowed me to try out the style I'd be most suited for pursuing. Detroit Free Press's Mitch Albom has written great stories on the Lions about things the typical fan doesn't think of, behind the scenes stuff. DJ Gallo of ESPN.com and SportsPickle.com has shown the beauty of satire by poking fun at a planet taken too seriously by its citizens.

The two writers above are probably not known by many of the kids I associate myself with. They don't know the NBA record book like I do, don't know who won last night like I do, or have a real plan for their future...like I do.

Now, don't get me wrong. Everyone's got their own thing. But, the lack of professional sports knowledge seems to be growing at an alarming rate.

I'm not tooting my own horn, but I believe in having goals and writing about sports is what mine is. Plus, in the words of comedian Daniel Tosh about smoking pot, "I'm not in the seventh grade and have things to do."

The techniques and styles I've studied and uncovered have allowed me to practice my trade.

I write articles regularly for one of my best friends, usually satirical. This person is one of the few friends I have that will listen to me talk randomly about the events of deportes, for my Spanish-speaking amigos. The experience I've gained from this has allowed me to write for this site and hopefully put my obsessions to good use in the future.

Here is an example of my view on life: (I'm probably not the only one of us that's done this or thought about doing it) my freshman year of high school, in early October, I skipped the Homecoming Dance to go and see the Lions play the next day. Why? I needed my rest and wanted to enjoy the moment of DEEEEE-Troit Foot-ball.

Maybe this way I won't turn into an obsessive freak show like Sy the Photo Guy from "One Hour Photo" or Dr. Hannibal Lecter for the "Silence of the Lambs," "Hannibal," and "Red Dragon."

Maybe I will or already have. But it's nothing ESPNNews can't cure. Be right back...