"Winning actually isn't the only thing"

 David Maraniss writes the article describing the Packers brutal loss to the Seahawks that ended in one of the most controversial calls that we as fans might have ever seen. He goes on to discuss how sour he was after the fact of the game and that it drove him to not even sleeping that night. After realizing that it was only a game he goes on to talk about whether or not winning is the only thing. If the Packers would have won the reaction would be different and Seattle would be in an outrage. The reaction of Seattle made it seem that the play was okay and the call wasn't a big deal. Vince Lombardi said that "winning isn't everything, it's the only thing" but Vince always did what was best for his team even if it affected a win or a loss. Seattle got the win and that's that, but winning isn't always everything.

After reading the article, I completely agree with the point that David makes. Yes, winning is very important in the eyes of many. Even me, but people can't always get caught up in it to the point it effects their outside perspective. I was very upset when the Packers lost the way they did, and I thought they were cheated out of what was rightfully their win. But the next day after deciding that it was just a game and that it is just a football game and crying over a loss is just silly. David addresses the importance of seeing past winning and people need to get past the "winning isn't everything, it's the only thing" mentality that they are bestowed in.