Critical moments like these are to the sports fan what the beautiful lines of a poem are to an avid reader.
an avid sports fan Synonyms at eager
But the President's role in Beijing is more likely to be that of a sports fan and cheerleader-in-chief.
He is a sports fanatic.
Despite my father being a super sports fan, to be frank, I'm not that interested in the Olympics.
My family are sports fans.
I guess I'm not a sports fan, but I don't see the fun in defeating people just for the sake of defeating them.
White House officials say President Bush will go to the Beijing Olympics as a sports fan, and will raise U.S. concerns with Chinese leaders in private.
Functional: If a man is a sports fan, buy tickets for the two of you to go to a game, Kaiser said.
You can just imagine what kind of sports fan Scalia must be.
an avid sports fan; a great walker; an eager beaver.