Kind of like giving every kid a trophy for participation, huh? Love does not feel he has succeeded, nor has he, nor should he. He has a ways to go.
Nope, you are wrong. He hasn't achieved all of his goals yet, but he has indeed succeeded by becoming a NFL QB. A very small amount who play football ever get to that level.
Getting to the NFL has nothing to do with a childs participation trophy. Not sure how you would compare the two.