“To be is to do.” — Socrates
A lifetime of study in political philosophy and a liberal arts education has taught me a few things. Whether you use this quote from Socrates or the flipped version from Sartre, the implication is the same. We ultimately are what we do. That is often in spite of all of the posturing and protestations to the contrary. Football coaches often say the same things when we boil it down to brass tacks. There are multiple ways to win football games, but when you break down all of the minutia it usually comes down to the same things.