Somebody has to lose for a champion to be crowned. It’s a fact of sports and most aspects in life, but the inevitability can’t overtake one’s mindset as a competitor. The confidence required to perform at the highest level takes preparation, repetition, and commitment. The kind of confidence that’s required to win championships can’t just be adopted out of thin air.
Confidence is earned. The Cincinnati Bengals earned there’s.
If the only way to properly obtain the bravado and swagger this Cincinnati team possessed was to first win a Super Bowl, then only the Los Angeles Rams would have the freshest samples.