I’ve been blessed to have been able to coach a handful of great teams over the years and one of the main factors that led to our success was having a team of unselfish “team comes first” players. Most seasons, our roster was filled with young and very average talent, yet we overcame tremendous odds and overachieved season after season because the players played for each other and didn’t focus on their own selfish desires (scoring, petty jealousy or wanting to be the “star”).
Most of the time, every player on a team easily recognizes a selfish player, and they talk to each other about how selfish that player is, but rarely do they confront the selfish player in question and help them see how their actions are hurting the success of the team.
Championship teams NEVER allow a selfish ego to get in the way of success. There are plenty of teams in every sport that are loaded with talented players, but rarely make it deep into the playoffs because of the selfish play of just one or two players on the team.
Would you rather be recognized as a champion… or an all-star? If your answer was “an all-star” you ARE one of those selfish players.
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