The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a pirate.

That won't take anything away from the game. This week is all about tradition and bragging rights for a whole year.

They get all the bragging rights now.

NOTHING IS STRONGER THAN THE RESILIENCE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT. (found in an ad at Goodreads, but similar to the following quote by Bern Williams) : Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit.

An extravagance is something that your spirit thinks is a necessity.

Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.