The Power of Self-Interest

THE POWER OF SELF-INTEREST by John Stossel It’s the only thing by Daniel Gardner, Special to the Gazette Legendary NFL Coach Vince Lombardi famously quipped, “Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing.” In the long run, how do people measure winning and losing over a lifetime? Super Bowl LIX features two popular teams with an assortment of popular players and coaches. On top of the athletic competition, President Donald Trump will raise considerable interest as the first sitting president of the United States to attend the premier annual sporting event. President Trump has become a cultural icon on his own with his come-frombehind landslide victory. Nevertheless, many of the players on both teams in recent years have stepped up into that nebulous world of faith in Jesus Christ. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes answered who Jesus is to him, saying, “Jesus is my Lord and Savior. It’s someone that I look up to every single day to decide what I want to do with my life and how I want to live my life. And so, Jesus is everyting to me at the end of the day.” Likewise, Mahomes’ counterpart on the Philadephia Eagles, Jalen Hurts answered who Jesus is to him sayng, “I’ve always wanted to root myself in that and keep Him in the center of my life in everything I do.” He continued, “Through the highs and the lows, He’s greater than all of them.” Both Hurts and Mahomes have attracted admiration from younger and older fans alike not only for their exploits on the field, but