The Pittsburgh Penguins have won the 2009 Stanley Cup. The 2009 Super Bowl was won by the Pittsburgh Steelers. The people of Pittsburgh must be feeling pretty good about themselves right now. Having two of your professional sports teams bring home a championship in the same year, wow! Perhaps even more impressive is that both teams claimed their championship titles in a manner true to the spirit of the city.

The Steelers became Super Bowl champions this year with a tough and gritty defense. The old cliche, “Offense scores points, goal defense wins championships.” true range for this squad. The sports uniforms worn in Pittsburgh clinics and hospitals probably had “defense” written all over them. In every area, the Steelers had an incredible, tough, serious leader. Their defensive line was led by Aaron Smith; his linebacking corps had NFL Defensive Player of the Year James Harrison. And, the high school followed the mane of its leader, Troy Polamalu. The Steelers won games and the Super Bowl by doing what Pittsburgh expects them to do, attacking the opponent’s offense.

The Penguins brought out another Pittsburgh virtue. You may never give up. It does not matter if you work in a blue collar job with low wages and wear simple uniforms and uniforms, keep working and trying to improve your life. To win the Stanley Cup, the Penguins came from behind in the series against the Washington Capitals, and then came from behind winning four of the last five games in the Stanley Cup series against the Detroit Red Wings to win the championship. The Penguins proved to the nation that you are not allowed to leave the city of Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh is indeed a tough place that doesn’t know how to give up. The people of the city understand what it means to work hard. Its soccer and hockey teams embody this spirit. The connection unites the teams and the city in an unbreakable bond. This explains why players on these teams talk about how much fun it is to play for the city. The city even respects the scrubs worn by practice teams. Their fans honor them with love and praise, and the players respond by playing the way the city expects.