I see people like Charles Barkley and Scott Pippin and every other two-bit self-absorbed jackass strutting around the hoop or end zone proclaiming to all the world that they're the greatest.
I see people constantly proclaiming things like 1 person out of 20 surviving a plane crash as a "miracle" (then what were the other 19?)
See that often, do ya?
Charles Barkley is a Republican, you know.
Anyway, I barely remember Scottie Pippin saying or doing anything.....I don't think you really see many sports interviews. It's completely common for athletes to credit God for a victory or their abilities.
And on a very routine basis I see people in disasters or accidents that live crediting God for their survival, far more than people simply stating they were lucky.
And actually ironically it always struck me as supreme egotism for someone that was the sole survivor of some disaster that killed dozens of other people to claim it was God's will or a miracle they survived, rather than dumb luck; they're basically saying they're special or more deserving of being saved than the other poor saps who croaked.