So, I was thinking about Terrell Owens and his touchdown moves the other day. It wasn’t like I planned it, you know? Just one of those things that pops into your head. I was actually trying to clear out my old storage unit, what a mess that was, and I found this dusty old box. Inside? A bunch of old football highlights on DVDs I’d completely forgotten I even owned. Talk about a trip down memory lane.
I figured, what the heck, I’ve got this old portable DVD player somewhere. Found it, charged it up, and just started watching. First one up, happened to be a game featuring T.O. And bam, he scores, and then comes the celebration. It wasn’t just a simple spike, no sir. This was a full-on production. It really made me stop and think.
That whole afternoon, my original plan to sort out the storage unit went right out the window. I was hooked. I just kept digging through those DVDs, looking for more T.O. moments. It became a bit of an obsession, a personal project for the day, I guess.
My “System” for Watching
I didn’t have any fancy setup. It was pretty basic, really. My “method” was something like this:
- Watch the play, see the touchdown.
- Then focus on the celebration. Rewind. Watch it again. Maybe two or three more times.
- I even started making little mental notes. “The Sharpie.” “The Pom-poms.” “That time with the popcorn.” “Standing on the star.”
It felt like I was trying to crack a code or something, trying to remember all those moments and what the big deal was about them back in the day.
What I Started to Piece Together
The more of these I watched, the more I felt it wasn’t just about showing off, though there was plenty of that, let’s be honest. Each one seemed like he was trying to send a message. The Sharpie in the sock? Pure nerve. The celebration on the Cowboys’ star? Man, that took guts, and he knew it would get a reaction. He was a master at that.
I started to see patterns. Some celebrations used props. Others were all about the location on the field. And some were just pure T.O. attitude, sometimes even poking fun at other players or doing something totally unexpected. It was like a performance art piece every time he got into the end zone.
I remember when these things were happening live on TV, a lot of people got really bent out of shape. You’d hear all the commentators talking about “respect for the game” and all that. And sure, maybe some of them went a bit too far. But looking back at them now, just me and those old DVDs, it also felt like pure, unadulterated entertainment. Sometimes over the top, definitely controversial, but you couldn’t say it wasn’t memorable.
So yeah, the storage unit is still a bit of a disaster. But I spent a good few hours reliving a pretty wild era of football celebrations. All thanks to a forgotten box of DVDs. Sometimes you find the most interesting things to focus on when you’re supposed to be doing something else entirely, right? It was a good reminder of how much personality guys like T.O. brought to the game.