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There are always many lessons from big games, and this year’s Super Bowl<\/a>, played Sunday, was no exception. Kansas City, down 10 points at the half, not giving up, even when their star quarterback, Patrick Mahommes, reinjured his ankle. Patrick’s perseverance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want to focus this blog on the losing quarterback, Jalen Hurts, who played like a winner, had way better stats than Mahommes, tied the game with five minutes left, and never got another chance. Jason Gay of the Wall Street Journal captured the lesson with his fabulous article, Philadelphia\u2019s Jalen Hurts: In Defeat, an Appreciation<\/a>. The article opens this way:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ll admit this isn\u2019t the ordinary move\u2014an appreciation of the losing quarterback on the morning after the Super Bowl. The usual drill is to rudely step over the losing team, and wrap our love and superlatives around the champions. Within minutes of the confetti drop, the loser is relegated to history. By sunrise, it\u2019s like they didn\u2019t exist.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I want to write a bit about Philadelphia\u2019s Jalen Hurts, because he didn\u2019t play like a loser at all Sunday in Arizona. He played like someone who very much deserved to win\u2014until he and the Eagles didn\u2019t<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the somber postgame, Hurts made a comment that signaled what this 24-year-old leader is all about.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou either win or you learn, that\u2019s how I feel,\u201d Hurts said.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a remix of a famous Nelson Mandela quote\u2014I never lose, I win or learn\u2014and I think every coach in America just took out a pen and copied that down.\u00a0You either win or learn.\u00a0In how many locker rooms will that bit of healthy wisdom be deployed in over the coming month? I\u2019m going to drop it on my own children after youth soccer losses. – <\/em>Jason Gay, February 13, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Win or learn. That will preach. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hurts could have been bitter. He played the better game. Mahommes himself said about Hurts’ performance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The way he stepped up on this stage, ran and threw the ball and did whatever his team needed to win, that was a special performance. I don\u2019t want it to get lost in the loss<\/em>. – Patrick Mahommes, winning Super Bowl quarterback about Jalen Hurts, who lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jalen Hurts expanded on his “win or learn” philosophy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beautiful part about it is everyone experiences different pains, everyone experiences different agonies of life. You decide if you want to learn from it. You decide if you want that to be a teachable moment. I know I do<\/em>. – Jalen Hurts<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can we turn life’s disappointments into teachable moments? I hope so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, \u201cCertainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you.\u201d Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, \u201cI do not know the man.\u201d And immediately the rooster crowed. And Peter remembered the saying of Jesus, \u201cBefore the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.\u201d And he went out and wept bitterly. (Matthew 26.74 – 75, ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, \u201cSimon, son of John, do you love me more than these?\u201d He said to him, \u201cYes, Lord; you know that I love you.\u201d He said to him, \u201cFeed my lambs.\u201d (John 21.15, ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge, but being examples to the flock. (1 Peter 5.1 – 3, ESV)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter failed…but he learned…and taught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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