greatness

“What we’re going to continue to do is make sure our kids understand American greatness, engage in civic dialogue and have that open discussion.”

For decades, football sold us the idea that greatness came through sacrifice and humility.

Tony Gwynn never won a World Series, but no one discounts his greatness, or his loyalty to the Padres.

It is easy to glance at the back of Kershaw’s baseball card, or at his Baseball Reference page, and pick whatever statistic you like to illustrate his greatness.

The acronym “GOAT” has become so common in colloquial conversation that it has practically lost all significance, appearing so frequently that the idea of greatness has been dulled into something ordinary, rather than exceptional.