May the best team win

I set out today to make amends with my brother Joshua for not "being excited" that his Bears were finally in the Super Bowl. To do this I thought it would make him happy if I found some stats about the Bears this season, or if I found some experts that have picked them to win the big one. But what I found surprised me, and it even gave me a deeper respect, not so much for the Bears but for who has the responsibility to make the team win or lose: the coach. I found that Coach Lovie Smith is a devout Christian, one who has his priorities in this order: faith, family, then football. Some quotes from Micheal Smith's article from ESPN.com sum up both his character and Tony Dungy's, who is also a Christian, nicely-

"You won't hear either utter a word of profanity. (They) care about and foster relationships with their players. They serve in their community. Smith and Dungy are Christian men who serve the Lord first and spend nearly as much time serving their communities. After they won their conference championships, you heard Smith talk about his "being blessed" and Dungy thanking God. As Christians they believe it is their responsibility to let their light shine whenever they are in the spotlight.-

That is enough to make me respect a man and the team he leads and guides. If what was said about Smith and Dungy could be said about every coach in the NFL I wouldn't know who to cheer for. So about me hating the Bears and wanting them to lose in the Bowl, I don't think so anymore.