Paul tells Timothy that he expects him to be Godly. To be Godly means that you have a Godward attitude. To do the things that please God and refuse to eat contaminated grain. A champion is a person of faith. Faith is visualizing what God intends to do in any given situation and acting in harmony with it even when others laugh and go another way.
Love governs all a champions actions.
This is agapao love, and it can only be known by the actions it prompts. Champions seek the good of others irrespective of their own feelings. Love keeps families together, selfishness blows them apart. Champions understand the value of endurance. The literal meaning of endurance is abiding under.