Let's imagine he said he owes it all to his mother instead of God. Now imagine he says, because my mother is the best mother out there, including better than [insert your favorite wrestler]'s mother. The second part would rightfully be deemed unnecessary even though he is expected to love his own mother the most.
I don't blame Aaron too much since he was running on adrenaline when he said that, but there has been sober minded support for what he said among those who should know better. Though it doesn't surprise me. Those people have a lot of growing up to do