[smith288]

If football is sin, then I dont ever want to be perfect....

And no, football is sport and not a "sin". In sports, there is usually a triumphed and a victor.

2 Timothy 2:5 “Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor’s crown unless he competes according to the rules.”

Sounds like an "ok" by me from the Bible itself.

[mountaineer]

Didn't the apostle Paul use sports analogies or metaphors on more than one occasion? "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith."