Success Quote by Ben Mintz

Sports as civic glue is an old idea, but Ben Mintz frames it in the language of craving: not just entertainment, but belief. The clunky earnestness of the sentence - “bring people with each other,” “as well as” - is part of its tell. This isn’t a poet polishing a line; it’s a businessman speaking in broad strokes, selling a feeling that already has a market.

The intent is promotional but not shallow. Mintz is gesturing at a real social mechanic: sports create low-friction belonging. You don’t need shared politics, religion, or even taste; you need a team, a schedule, and a scoreboard. That structure turns strangers into temporary co-authors of the same emotional story. The “nothing else can” is deliberate hyperbole, the kind that transforms a pastime into a public good.

The subtext sits in the final clause: “something to believe in.” That’s not about athletic purity; it’s about a vacuum. In an era when institutions feel remote and community is increasingly digital and fragmented, sports offer a ritual that still happens at the same time for everyone. They provide a sanctioned place for loyalty, disappointment, catharsis - feelings many people no longer trust politics, work, or media to hold without turning toxic.

Context matters, too: a businessman praising sports is also praising an economy. Unity and inspiration are moral claims, but they’re also the emotional inputs that drive tickets, subscriptions, sponsorships, and identity-driven consumption. The line works because it flatters the fan’s experience while quietly justifying the industry that packages it.