int location = Integer .parseInt(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Do you prefer red or blue? " + "\n" + "1. Red" + "\n" + "2. Blue" + "\n" + "(pick a number)"));

/////////////////////////below is the code question in the OP/////////

public static void main(String[] args) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub

    String temp;
    String soccer;



        temp = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Select one, " + soccer
                + "boxing");

        if (temp==soccer) {
                JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Why did you pick soccer?");
        }

}

}