What is so great about athletics in general or sports is that, in many
ways, it does the same work that religions do. I think that’s why there
is a certain compatibility. The fact of the matter is the
hard work and the teamwork and the constant struggle for
self-improvement is very similar to what most religious traditions
teach. So they’re not mutually exclusive by any stretch of the
imagination. -- Rabbi Jonathan Siger at UF’s Hillel
