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Taylor Swift ‘is more free’ with Travis Kelce than ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn due to NFL star’s comfort with fame: ‘He’s used to fans going crazy in football… it’s not such a shock’

 

Travis Kelce‘s familiarity with being in the spotlight has been a key factor in his relationship with Taylor Swift going so well, it has been reported.

The Kansas City Chiefs star has seen his profile spiral in the last few months since Swift confirmed rumors of the pair dating by turning up at his September 24 game against Chicago Bears.

But Kelce is no stranger to fame, given he is one of the best tight ends in NFL history and a two-time Super Bowl winner. And according to OK Magazine, Swift is grateful of his patience  with the attention that inevitably falls on them.

The publication quoted a source as saying: ‘He’s used to fans going crazy in football, so it’s not such a shock.

‘Taylor knows it’s a lot for anyone to handle, but Travis learned to manage it over the years with NFL fans and not let it affect him.

Travis Kelce’s comfort with fame has reportedly been a key factor in his Taylor Swift romance

Swift’s ex-boyfriend of six years, Joe Alwyn, shunned the limelight when he was with her

‘With Taylor’s ex Joe (Alwyn), she was so private. They’d never go outside and walk around together. They just stayed at her Nashville compound or her Rhode Island house.

‘With Travis, she’s more free and able to share her full life and she loves it.’

Swift, 33, split with Alwyn earlier this year after six years together.

In the earlier days of their romance, Kelce was asked about the extra attention that was going to fall on him after he and Swift went public.

‘As all the attention comes, it feels like, you know – I was on top of the world after the Super Bowl and right now even more on top of the world now,’ he said at the start of October.

‘You have got a lot of people that care about Taylor, for good reason. Got to keep living and learning and enjoying the moments. We’re learning with the paparazzi taking photos all over the place but it comes with it.’

At the start of the week, Kelce gave an interview with Wall Street Journal where he opened up further on being significantly more famous due to his relationship with Swift.

Kelce said: ‘Obviously I’ve never dated anyone with that kind of aura about them…. I’ve never dealt with it,’ Kelce explained. ‘But at the same time, I’m not running away from any of it.

Kelce gave an interview to Wall Street Journal this week about his romance with Swift

As a two-time Super Bowl winner in the NFL, Kelce is used to attention falling his way

‘The scrutiny she gets, how much she has a magnifying glass on her, every single day, paparazzi outside her house, outside every restaurant she goes to, after every flight she gets off, and she’s just living, enjoying life. When she acts like that I better not be the one acting all strange.’

For now though, Kelce’s attention is on football with the Chiefs playing Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday afternoon in the NFL.

Kelce and his team were beaten on Monday night by the Philadelphia Eagles – the team Swift grew up supporting.

The latest NFL season kicked off in September, but football wasn’t the only thing reporters wanted to talk about when they sat down with Jason Kelce. The hot topic the Philadelphia Eagles center couldn’t avoid involved a different kind of match-up: what’s going on between his little brother, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and music star Taylor Swift. During a September 20 sports radio show appearance, Jason finally seemed to give up the goods. After claiming, “I don’t really know a lot about Travis’ love life,” Jason admitted, “Having said that, man, I think they’re doing great and I think it’s all 100-percent true, and I hope this thing goes a mile.” Then he, confusingly, took his comments back. “No, I’m joking,” Jason, 35, said, insisting, “I don’t know what’s happening.”

 

While sibling Jason might be feigning ignorance, others are ready to reveal what’s really going on. “They’re trying to keep it on the down-low, but the romance rumors about Taylor and Travis are true,” an insider exclusively tells Life & Style. Ever since Travis, 33, revealed that he’d tried and failed to give Taylor, also 33, a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it when he attended her Eras tour stop in Kansas City in July, fans have wanted to know if he got a second chance to connect with the pop star. Turns out, he did. “Taylor heard about his story and got his number from her people and called Travis,” the source explains to Life & Style. “They had a secret date in a private dining room at a restaurant in NYC and it went very well — they really hit it off.”

Before the NFL season started, Travis traveled to the Big Apple, where Taylor was recording between legs of her world tour. “She tried to play coy at first to feel him out and see how serious he was. It didn’t last long, though,” says the source. “She liked that he was into her and wanted to give her a bracelet with his number — she thought that was adorable.” Their chemistry, shares the source, is palpable, “and they look great together. The only problem is their busy schedules.”

They’re both at the top of their games. She’s a three-time Grammy Album of the Year winner who’s broken myriad chart and touring records and is regarded as one of the most successful musicians of all time. He’s won two Super Bowls, broken multiple NFL records and is considered one of the greatest tight ends in football history. But despite the chaos of their work commitments over the next few months, “they’ve been staying in regular contact,” the source tells Life & Style, “and they have more dates lined up.”

It’s early days and anything can happen. At this point, though, “Travis is completely smitten,” says the source. “He likes that when you take all the fame, glitz and glam away, Taylor is pretty down to earth. She laughs easily and they both have a similar sense of humor.” It seems she’s passed his test. “You have to be grounded and you have to have some sort of balance[d] lifestyle. High maintenance, I’m out the door,” Travis recently said of what he looks for in a woman, adding that people who act “arrogant or snooty and higher above people” are “the big- gest turn off.”

Off the football field, he’s not someone who rushes into things. “To really dive into a relationship with somebody, I feel like it’s going to take some time,” Travis, who’s been single since 2022, explained. “I feel like you really got to know somebody to take that step and to really be committed and be in full throttle.”

But despite those claims, the source reveals to Life & Style, privately, “he’s already telling certain friends that Taylor could be the one.” Taylor — who most recently had a fling with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy, 34, in May after ending a six-year romance with actor Joe Alwyn, 32 — is hooked too, says the source, admitting, “She’s excited about dating an athlete.”

If things get more serious, however, there may be hurdles to overcome — like money issues. While Taylor, who’s worth a whopping $600 million, wanted to be a financial advisor growing up, Travis reportedly has amassed more than $200K in tax liens in the past, over $65,000 of which is still due, despite signing a $57 million contract in 2020. There’s also the issue of kids. Though “Travis is the perfect uncle,” according to brother Jason — who’s married with three daughters under 4 — the source says, “he’s not ready to be a dad. Fatherhood scares Travis. And Taylor wants children.”

That’s a conversation for the future. Right now, says the source, “They’re having fun together. Taylor and Travis just want to see where this goes.”

The family of Ana Clara Benevides Machado, the young Taylor Swift fan who died in Río de Janeiro Nov. 17, attended the final night of the Eras Tour in São Paulo, Brazil.

 

Swift met with the family before the show in Brazil, according to Folha de S.Paulo, a Brazilian newspaper. They posted a photo on Instagram of Machado’s family with Swift and report the family watched the concert from one of the VIP tents on the floor. Benevides’ family were are all wearing a shirt with her face on it.

It is unclear whether Benevides’ family was personally invited by Swift’s and her team.

A Swift fan page also shared footage on Instagram.

Benevides died during the excessive heat warning of night one in Rio de Janeiro.

“I can’t believe I’m writing these words but it is with a shattered heart that I say we lost a fan earlier tonight before my show,” Swift said in an Instagram story message several hours after the show. “I can’t even tell you how devastated I am by this.”

According to the news site G1, per The Associated Press, Benevides created a WhatsApp group to keep her family updated with photos and videos of her trip. Benevides sent a video to family members that was broadcast by TV channel Globo News, telling them: “Mom, look at the plane, it’s moving. Mom, I’m on the plane. My God in heaven! I’m happy!”

Then before the concert, she posted a video of herself on Instagram wearing a Taylor Swift T-shirt and friendship bracelets, seeking shade under an umbrella while waiting in line to enter the stadium.

Benevides’ friend, Daniele Menin, who attended the concert with her, told online news site G1 that her friend passed out at the beginning of the concert, as Swift performed her second song, “Cruel Summer.”

Speaking to USA TODAY, experts questioned whether proper safety measures were taken by the Brazil tour producer, Time For Fun, of Taylor Swift’s Rio de Janeiro show. The CEO of Time For Fun said the company could have taken more precautions.

Andrea Davis, the president and CEO of the Resiliency Initiative, a global consulting company focused on crisis management and risk mitigation planning, didn’t have an inside look at the show’s planning. But she says: “It was a big miss.”

Davis has 25 years of emergency management experience and has worked with corporations such as Disney and Wal-Mart and on events including the World Cup and the Times Square ball drop on New Year’s Eve.

“They should have known about the weather,” she says. “There should have been protocols for the venue. They should have made sure about the water accessibility, made sure there was plenty of water and if they ran out, had a contingency to get more. They should have had cooling stations and misters. And was the staff trained to be able to go out and see if somebody was struggling and get them to help?”

With Swift’s Eras Tour resuming in Europe next summer — where a heat wave closed the Acropolis in Greece when temperatures rose too high and where the city of Rome set up water stations to help tourists — Davis recommends that Swift’s team help keep concertgoers safe.

Swift’s Eras Tour has wrapped for 2023. She will resume the tour in February of 2024 in Tokyo, Japan.

Follow Bryan West, the USA TODAY Network’s Taylor Swift reporter, on Instagram, TikTok and X as @BryanWestTV

 

took off in a “getaway car” after his Sept. 24 game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, the two-time Super Bowl champion had made his admiration for Swift known.

 

 

 

 

 

Dating back to a 2016 interview when the Kansas City Chiefs tight end said he’d “kiss” Swift during an innocent game, to dishing about his weekend in New York City with the singer that included an appearance on SNL In August, before the NFL season officially kicked off, Kelce sat down with his brother for an episode of their podcast in which the Philadelphia Eagles player asked his brother about the singer — subtly.

When Jason noted that Kelce had “brought back the mustache,” he later asked if his little brother had telling her “I’ve seen you rock the stage at Arrowhead [Stadium]. You might have to come see me rock the stage at Arrowhead and see which one’s a little more lit.”

He added, “We’ll see what happens in the near future.”Days afterward, Kelce opened up about the exciting evening on his podcast.

“I’m enjoying life and I sure as hell enjoyed this weekend,” he said in an episode released Sept. 27.

“Shout out to Taylor for pulling up. That was pretty ballsy,” Kelce admitted before adding, “I just thought it was awesome how everybody in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her — the friends and family. She looked amazing and everybody was talking about her in great light.”

 

He continued, “To see the slow motion chest bumps, to see the high fives with Mom, to see how, you know, Chiefs kingdom was all excited that she was there — that s— was absolutely hysterical and it was definitely a game I’ll remember, that’s for damn sure.”

So far during her Eras Tour, Taylor Swift has released two of the four Taylor’s Version re-records. At this point, she only has two more re-records to release before she officially owns her entire discography.

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Tonight, November 26, Swift performed for the final time in 2023. But as she took the stage for the final time, her fans were hoping for something specific.

If you’ve been on TikTok, the hope was that Taylor would announce the fifth Taylor’s Version re-record, this time of her sixth studio album Reputation. However, now Taylor fans are left calling themselves clowns.

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Many people thought Taylor would share the big news during the “surprise song” portion of her show. While others, instead, though she might save the big surprise for the very end.

Taylor even “glitched” during the surprise song portion of her show when she nearly called the Eras Tour her Reputation tour. Take a look:

Reputation contains some of Swift’s most popular songs, including I Did Something Bad, …Ready for It, Look What You Made Me Do, This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things, and Getaway Car, just to name a few.

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Taylor will take the stage again, continuing her Eras Tour dates, on October 18, 2024, in Miami, Florida.

And while Taylor’s fans are disappointed they didn’t get the big announcement for Reputation Taylor’s Version tonight, that hasn’t stopped them from continuing speculation. So when do you think the last two re-records will be released?

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have a TON of plans for the holidays.

 

Taylor has a lengthy break from the Eras Tour that’ll see her freed up throughout December and January, and apparently these two plan on spending every moment together.

“They have very detailed plans coming up while she’s on tour and he has games,” a source tells Us Weekly. “Taylor and Travis have the next few months completely laid out. They don’t want to start their relationship off with big gaps [in time spent apart]. They’re trying to be as much like a regular couple as possible.”

So, what’s on the agenda? Apparently Taylor and Travis want to spend time with each other’s families, and will then go on a ~romantic getaway~. As the source put it, “They love [getting together] with their families and friends, but right now, what they value above all else is alone time.”

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According to another insider, the couple also plan to spend some time in Tennessee since “Travis hasn’t been to Taylor’s Nashville place yet” and “he’s really looking forward to it.”

Meanwhile, yet ANOTHER source says that “Travis has already started Christmas shopping and has some really special surprises [for Taylor] in store. Their connection is off the charts, and they can’t wait to celebrate together.”

Patrick Mahomes, renowned quarterback and beloved figure in the world of sports, recently melted hearts when he shared a joyous moment with his two young children. As he watched them play excitedly, particularly his daughter adorned in a butterfly costume, during a friend’s child’s birthday celebration, Mahomes couldn’t help but be overwhelmed with happiness, endearing himself even more to fans around the globe.

For Mahomes, being a father is a source of immeasurable joy and fulfillment. As he watched his children immerse themselves in the festivities of the birthday party, their laughter and excitement filling the air, Mahomes couldn’t help but be filled with gratitude for the precious moments he gets to share with them. Seeing his daughter’s eyes light up as she fluttered around in her butterfly costume was a reminder of the magic of childhood and the innocence of youth.

As Mahomes observed his children’s playful antics, he made a mental note to cherish these moments forever. Whether it’s playing dress-up, attending birthday parties, or simply spending quality time together as a family, Mahomes understands the importance of creating memories that will last a lifetime. In the midst of his busy career and the demands of everyday life, these moments serve as a reminder of what truly matters most: love, family, and happiness.

Mahomes’ openness about his experiences as a father not only endears him to fans but also fosters a sense of connection and relatability. In sharing the joys and challenges of parenthood, Mahomes invites fans into his world beyond the football field, creating a bond that transcends sports. His genuine enthusiasm for his children’s milestones resonates with fans, reminding us all of the universal joys of parenthood.

As Patrick Mahomes watches his children grow and thrive, he continues to inspire love and admiration in the hearts of fans around the world. His devotion to his family, coupled with his undeniable talent on the football field, solidifies his status as a role model and beloved figure in the world of sports. With each shared moment of joy and celebration, Mahomes reminds us all of the power of love, family, and the simple pleasures of life.

Speaking about his relationship with Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce recently revealed that he had ‘somebody playing Cupid’ on his behalf

 

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New details are being revealed about the early beginnings of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship.

In a candid interview for ​​the cover of WSJ. Magazine’s December/January issue, the NFL superstar shared how his romance with the singer came to be after he attended her Eras Tour in July.

During a previous episode of his New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce podcast, Kelce revealed that he had planned to give Swift his digits via friendship bracelet when she performed at Arrowhead Stadium, but didn’t get the opportunity to do so.

Thankfully for Kelce, there was an “invisible string” leading him to Swift: he told WSJ. Magazine he “had somebody playing Cupid” on his behalf.

So, who exactly played matchmaker for Swift and Kelce? Here’s everything we know about how the couple got together.

Related: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Relationship Timeline

When did Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce meet?

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Swift and Kelce’s relationship timeline first started in July 2023, when the NFL football star was spotted attending her Eras Tour at Arrowhead Stadium where he plays football for the Kansas City Chiefs. The football star was seen watching the show from his private box as well as trading friendship bracelets with fans inside the venue.

Though Kelce had plans to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it, the two didn’t actually connect after the show. “I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs she sings, so I was a little butthurt that I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her,” Kelce explained on his podcast.

Though that didn’t work out, Kelce explained in November 2023 that, following his failed attempt to get her his number, he got some help from people close to Swift to get her attention. “There were definitely people she knew that knew who I was, in her corner [who said]: Yo! Did you know he was coming? I had somebody playing Cupid,” Kelce told WSJ. Magazine, adding that he eventually found that out from Swift when she contacted him directly.

Kelce added that a few members of the Swift family even assisted in helping him get her attention. “She’ll probably hate me for saying this, but…when she came to Arrowhead, they gave her the big locker room as a dressing room, and her little cousins were taking pictures…in front of my locker,” he said.

Who introduced Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce?

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So who exactly was the “Cupid” in Swift and Kelce’s romance? There are several people who could have connected the singer and football star as they have a few mutual friends.

For starters, both Kelce and Swift are chummy with actor Miles Teller. In 2022, Kelce joined Teller and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes for golfing practice ahead of the American Century Championship. Meanwhile, Teller previously costarred in Swift’s “I Bet You Think About Me” music video alongside his wife Keleigh Sperry. The couple also attended Swift’s Eras Tour in New Jersey alongside football star Aaron Rodgers in May 2023.

Additionally, one of Swift’s Eras Tour backup dancers has a fun Kansas City Chiefs connection. Kameron Saunders, who has gained a following online for his fun “Bejeweled” dance during the concert, is the brother of football player Khalen Saunders, who played on the Kanas City Chiefs with Kelce from 2019 to 2022.

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Another person who could have played matchmaker for Swift and Kelce is NFL broadcaster Erin Andrews. In fact, Andrews previously asked Swift to “please try our friend Travis” during an episode of her podcast in August. “He is fantastic,” Andrews said at the time, adding, “Taylor, I know we’re not the best of friends, we’re not even friends, but I consider you one. Take us up on this. Go on a date with this guy. Do it for America.”

After Swift and Kelce actually got together, Andrews reflected on the podcast moment during Late Night with Seth Meyers, joking that she played a vital role in their romance. “Travis was very open about not getting to meet her. And so we were just being really candid because we love him. We’re good friends of his and we just were like, ‘Taylor, date this guy. I mean, he’s good looking,’“ Andrews told the host. “He’s just such a great, great guy. And so we threw it out there and they got together. Of course, we’re getting all the credit now,” she added.

Kelce even thanked them in an October tweet for any role they may have played in making the match. In response to the clip on Instagram, he wrote, “😂😂 You two are something else!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻 I owe you big time!!”

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Taylor Swift and Jason Sudeikis playing Uno

Additionally, some fans speculated about a possible link through Kansas City Chiefs superfan Jason Sudeikis, who was spotted playing Uno with the singer at one of Questlove’s game nights in August, shortly before the Swift/Kelce romance rumors took off. Though Sudeikis has a good relationship with the team (who donated auction items to his Thundergong! charity event recently), he did not confirm or deny the rumors, telling The Hollywood Reporter, “I was thankful to Taylor, just hanging out, coming to do two nights of shows [in Kansas City] … Little did I know, just a few months later, she’d be our adopted daughter. I don’t blame her for wanting to hang out here more, I don’t blame her for wanting to hang out with Travis. He’s a good egg.”

While it’s not likely Swift’s BFF Selena Gomez had a hand in their romance, fans have unearthed footage of the Rare Beauty founder attending the same Big Slick 2019 Softball Game as Kelce. In the clip, Gomez and Kelce stand just feet apart as they greet the camera. “Is that Travis Kelce?! The invisible strings are invisible stringing!!” wrote one commenter.

When did Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce go on their first date?

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Thanks to their “Cupid,” Swift did end up reaching out to Kelce and things took off from there. “She told me exactly what was going on and how I got lucky enough to get her to reach out,” Kelce recalled to WSJ. Magazine about their first exchange.

After talking back and forth, the two met in person in New York. “I knew we could have a nice dinner and, like, a conversation, and what goes from there will go from there,” Kelce said of their first date.

The two later sparked romance rumors when Swift publicly cheered on Kelce at his Kanas City Chiefs football game at Arrowhead Stadium in September 2023. After attending a few more games with her celebrity friends, Swift and Kelce went public with their relationship the following month when they were photographed holding hands in New York City following their Saturday Night Live appearance.

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She’s going to see her man! Taylor Swift hopped on her private jet after wrapping her Eras tour leg in South America to visit Kansas City, Missouri, the home of boyfriend Travis Kelce, Life & Style can confirm.

 

The pop star’s jet left São Paulo, Brazil, in the early hours of Monday, November 27, and landed in Tampa, Florida, around 7 a.m. ET, according to online air traffic records viewed by Life & Style. The plane then took off from Tampa around 8:30 a.m. and began a route to Kansas City. The jet landed in K.C. around 11 a.m., although Taylor, 33, has not been spotted in the city.

On Sunday, November 26, the “Cruel Summer” singer completed the Brazilian leg of her Eras tour with her final show in São Paulo. The concert also marked her final show of 2023, as Taylor is set to have a break until February 2024, when the tour will resume in Tokyo.

Taylor’s performance in Brazil meant that she was unable to see Travis, 34, as he and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Las Vegas Raiders during their Sunday night game. However, she showed support for her boyfriend from afar by liking a post about his newly-broken record on Instagram.

“Fastest tight end to 11k receiving yards AND the only player in franchise history to do it,” the Chiefs posted alongside a photo of Travis.

Taylor Swift performing in Brazil before heading to Kansas City

It’s unclear how long Taylor plans to stay in Kansas City. However, now that her schedule has opened up, it’s possible she’ll join Travis in Wisconsin on December 3 as the Chiefs play against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.

Taylor and Travis’ romance began after the football player attended her Eras tour stop in Kansas City in July. As he revealed on his “New Heights” podcast with brother Jason Kelce later that month, he wanted to give the singer a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it at the concert but never had the chance. Still, Taylor heard about his attempt and reached out for a date.

After weeks of dating rumors, Taylor and Travis basically confirmed their relationship when Taylor showed up alongside Travis’ mom, Donna Kelce, at Arrowhead Stadium on September 24 to watch the Chiefs play against the Chicago Bears. She has since attended three other games and has been spotted with Travis on a handful of dates. Additionally, the tight end watched Taylor perform a concert in Argentina on November 11, where she shouted him out in a song and closed the show with a huge kiss on Travis’ lips.

The couple’s possible reunion this week comes after they celebrated Thanksgiving separately due to Taylor’s concert schedule. However, they’re reportedly going to make up for the time apart with a “romantic getaway” for “just the two of them,” a source revealed to Us Weekly on November 22.

“They love [getting together] with their families and friends, but right now, what they value above all else is alone time,” the insider said. “They have very detailed plans coming up while she’s on tour and he has games. Taylor and Travis have the next few months completely laid out. They don’t want to start their relationship off with big gaps [in time spent apart]. They’re trying to be as much like a regular couple as possible.”

Travis and Jason Kelce are brothers who play in the NFL. Jason is a center for the Philadelphia Eagles. Travis is a star tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. Each has won a Super Bowl ring.

 

 

 

The Kelce brothers were the subject of a recent Sports Illustrated article highlighting their different personalities and revealing how their approach to the game was aligned.

“Formula for winning – passion, leadership, curiosity, smarts, love.”

Passion. Exhibiting passion distinguishes the Kelces. They approach every practice with high energy. They don’t take plays off. Their passion is contagious. Others step up their game because of them.

Leadership. The Kelce brothers do more than lead by example. They speak up. They hold teammates accountable. They maintain the high standards necessary to succeed and ensure the rest of the team succeeds.

Curiosity. The status quo isn’t good enough. Their careers have been marked by improvement each year. They credit their discipline to “always inquire and observe how to better themselves.”