Good things come to those who wait." Proverb
Okay, so the New Orleans Saints haven't exactly been sitting around waiting for the Super Bowl to land in their lap for the past 43 years (although if you look at their record since their inception in 1967 that might be debated; it took them fifteen seasons to rack up a record of more wins than losses in a year - yikes!). But that is history.
The Saints' (no longer will they be called "The Aints") victory symbolised New Orleans’ resurgence after the worst natural disaster in US history which left 85 per cent of the city under water and sparked mass evacuations. Tom Benson, the owner of The Saints put it succintly: 'Not only the city but the entire state of Louisiana and New Orleans is back. This win shows the whole world we’re back."
You can be sure the festivities leading up to this year's Mardi Gras (Tuesday, February 16) is going to be like nothing the city has seen before.
Go Saints ... I love it when the underdog wins!
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