Having grown up in Boston, I have been a Boston sports fan for years. I love the Red Sox and the Patriots. Now, living in Indianapolis, and working in an office full of Colts fans, it is rather difficult to outwardly show my enthusiasm at the Patriots’ successful season this year. (Well, at least without people giving me a hard time – saying the Patriots are cheaters, or making other negative comments about Tom Brady or Bill Belichick.) However, with the Super Bowl coming up on Sunday, I may just have to brave wearing my Tom Brady jersey for the first time since moving here.

I find myself trying to use my public relations skills to convince my co-workers and other people around here that the Pats are actually very team-oriented and aren’t the “evil” team that Indy fans seem to think they are. As you can imagine, most Colts fans are pretty closed-minded to feeling anything but complete hostility towards the Pats and anyone who is a Pats fan.

This got me to thinking what a tough job it would be to have the job of providing PR services to professional athletes, coaches, and others involved with professional sports teams. People develop such preconceived notions of sports figures who are constantly in the public eye that it must be difficult to attempt to change the opinion that the general public holds about these individuals. Luckily for me, the clients I work with are already reputable, and I haven't had to do any damage control to maintain these reputations!

As far as being a Patriots fan in Indianapolis, I guess all I can do is to stay strong in support of my team - and maybe remind those Colts fans who give me a hard time which team is currently undefeated and heading to the Super Bowl on Sunday. Go Pats!