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President Donald Trump has called sports a microcosm of life.
Trump, 79, spoke about life’s ups and downs that can be seen in sports, but also in life, during a recent appearance on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show.”
“Sports to me is like a microcosm of life, it really is,” Trump said
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(Left) A general view of fireworks as the American flag is displayed on the field before an NFL game between the Washington Commanders and the Seattle Seahawks at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, November 2, 2025. (Right) President Donald Trump speaks during an event on drug pricing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, District of Columbia, November 6, 2025. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images; Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
Trump highlighted how football games, in the span of a few hours, can show the range of emotions that unfold over a short period of time.
“You see the wins and the losses, the comebacks and the routs, you see it all, and you see it quickly. You don’t see it over a lifetime, you see it over two hours, and you watch football, you watch games that are won and all of a sudden they’re fighting for survival, and they lose the game or barely win it,” Trump said.
Trump said that life is the same, that whatever the circumstances, you have to keep fighting no matter what.
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President Donald Trump, right, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attend an NFL football game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
“Life is a lot like that. You have to fight and keep fighting no matter the circumstances, and you have to win. And ultimately, you have to win,” Trump said.
Trump emphasized how sports is all about “what have you done for me lately?” » and I compared that to life as well.
“It’s about winning, and you’ve got to keep winning because if you win but you don’t win the last two, that’s what you’ve done to me lately,” Trump said.
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President Donald Trump, left, participates in an interview while attending an NFL football game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, November 9, 2025. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Trump appeared in the FOX broadcast booth alongside legendary play-by-play announcer Kenny Albert and analyst Jonathan Vilma during the Washington Commanders’ loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday. He was at Northwest Stadium for the NFL’s “Salute to Service” festivities and read the names of U.S. Army recruits.
During his appearance at the booth, Trump reiterated his love for sports and said how “the good, the bad and the ugly” in sports are “realistic.”
