{"id":3555,"date":"2023-05-16T14:14:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T14:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/strongermarriages\/?p=3555"},"modified":"2023-05-17T13:39:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T13:39:35","slug":"harrison-butker-advises-georgia-tech-grads-to-get-married-and-start-a-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/strongermarriages\/2023\/05\/harrison-butker-advises-georgia-tech-grads-to-get-married-and-start-a-family.html","title":{"rendered":"NFL Superstar Harrison Butker Tells College Grads to \u2018Get Married and Start a Family\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3588\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3588\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/413\/2023\/05\/harrison-butker-01_credit-Georgia-Tech-YouTube_inset-KanassaCityCheifs-youtube-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Georgia tech \/ YouTube | Inset: Kansas City Chiefs \/ YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two-time Super Bowl winner Harrison Butker, the Kansas City Chiefs kicker, recently gave the commencement speech at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The former standout gave the graduates some words of wisdom. He said, \u201cI am someone not much older than all of you, yet I\u2019ve been asked to speak not because I am a great orator or because I have a number of impressive accolades. Well, I guess I do have two Super Bowl rings. I just happen to be blessed by God to be really good at kicking a funny-shaped ball between two yellow posts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Butker said he wanted to \u201cpop off some hard truths\u201d in his speech, saying it doesn\u2019t matter how much money you have or the amount of success you have career-wise, \u201cnone of it will matter if you are alone and devoid of purpose.\u201d He continued, \u201cSome of the most important people who have ever lived remain unknown and their stories have yet to be told. But they still used their God-given talents to do great things and change the world. What a profound example, to be motivated by our purpose rather than the current spotlight on the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lM6PD5ydXec\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He gave the graduates some advice on how to have a fulfilling life. He said, \u201cI\u2019m not sure the root of this, but at least I can offer one controversial antidote that I believe will have a lasting impact for generations to come, get married and start a family.\u201d He added that none of his accomplishments could be compared to the happiness his family provides. He continued, \u201cNone of these accomplishments mean anything compared to the happiness I have found in my marriage and in starting a family. My confidence as a husband and father, and yes, even as a football player, is rooted in my marriage with my wife.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Butker concluded, &#8220;As we leave our mark on future generations by the children we bring into the world, how much greater of a legacy can anyone leave than that?&#8221; Butker hit the\u00a0go-ahead field goal\u00a0for the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII. Kansas City defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two-time Super Bowl winner Harrison Butker, the Kansas City Chiefs kicker, recently gave the commencement speech at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The former standout gave the graduates some words of wisdom. 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