Sublime

To make this even more specific: on our team, all of us—from the coach to the last guy on the bench—understood that the key shots at the end of the game were almost always going to be made by one player, Sam Jones. Every team needs a “go to” person, and Sam was ours. To win we knew we had to create the opportunity for him to take those shots . . .

All winning streaks begin with a single victory. All successful people, teams, companies, experience their success by an ability to grow, to move from level one to the next, never taking shortcuts, never thinking about more than what’s required to make things work right where they are.

He is the greatest winner in basketball history—eleven NBA championships in thirteen years. Some players can amass individual statistics. Only one has had the strength and focus to keep his team a champion for over a decade.