Article 4JHY4 Because we all love an underdog: tales of unexpected triumph

Because we all love an underdog: tales of unexpected triumph

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Mark Rice-Oxley
from World news | The Guardian on (#4JHY4)

Why do we root for them? Whatever the reason, there was plenty to cheer this week

Why do we root for the underdog?

Is it because of a deep-seated compassion that exists in all of us? Is it because of a sense of justice and fairness? Or perhaps because we know that we are all just two or three strokes of bad luck away from being underdogs ourselves?

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