God doesn't care who wins
Written by Sean Salisbury, Tuesday June 07 2011
Hey folks, I believe in a higher being and I’m in church every Sunday. But boy, am I a long way from being where I need to be. And regardless who you answer to or which God you pray to, I think it’s important that we all respect people’s relationships with God.
HOWEVER, I’ve grown tired of the blaming of God and every interview starting off with thanking God that my ankles got taped right or thanking God for the trainer for using the proper icepack on my back or thanking God that you ate the proper pregame meal. This religion in sports thing, in my opinion, has gone a little overboard.
I fully believe in praying for safety and that God has blessed these athletes with incredible ability. I don’t believe God cares who wins and I don’t believe that BYU prayed harder than Notre Dame and that’s why they were able to pull out a win. So if Boston College has more Christians than U of Florida, are we to believe that God loves them more?
How absurd.
And can we give God a little more credit, please? I think, but maybe I’m crazy, that God has a few more important issues to deal with than an 0-2 count in the bottom of the ninth. I believe God will put you in position to spread the word, whatever word that is, when he sees fit to do so.
So in truth, at times I think athletes make a mockery by either blaming God or assuming that God had a hand in how cold your Gatorade was on the bench to help you win.
There is a saying that God helps those who help themselves. So quit using God as a crutch and use him for the right reasons, and if you truly want to give God credit, how about thanking him when you lose so better to learn from the adversity? When’s the last time you heard an athlete thank God for a loss? And when is the time going to come and what will the networks do when some crazy wacko linebacker makes a vicious hit on a wide receiver, and after the game during his interview, thanks Satan for helping him play with such hatred on the field? Now wouldn’t that be a sight and a sound to see and hear? And when are we going to have that player who catches a touchdown pass and points to the ground?
Do you get my point? It’s sports, it’s a game, and while God is so important to so many and gives players the strength and peace to perform their duties, I think it’s time the players recognize their place and God’s place and the message to be sent through sports.
Sean Salisbury, former NFL quarterback and NFL analyst for ESPN, covers sports for www.playerpress.com. Follow him on Twitter @SeanUnfiltered.
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