I remember really not wanting to see it when it came out in theaters. I thought it looked boring and another dumb sports movie.
My God it was so much more than that. I loved it immediately. I choked up a few times through the story, and I might have cheered a bit at the end. The trailers really did not do that movie justice.
I commented before I saw your comment but I said the same movie. It's not my favorite movie ever, but it's up there and most people haven't seen it, so I recommend it a lot. Nick Nolte is phenomenal in it. All of the actors are actually.