11 traits of the best! pic.twitter.com/qajlBK1mWr
— Jon Gordon (@JonGordon11) September 21, 2024
How do the "best" in a discipline separate themselves? Attitude, choices, and effort (ACE) define them. That still isn't enough as ACE must translate into impacting their teammates and results.
Bill Russell is the greatest team sport winner in history. Over a 15 year span, Russell's teams won fourteen titles:
- Two NCAA basketball titles at the University of San Francisco
- An Olympic Gold Medal
- Eleven NBA Championships in thirteen years
Attitude and performance differentiated him. In 21 "elimination games" in basketball, his teams won all 21. A few quotes apply:
1) "My ego depends on the success of my team."
2) “Remember that basketball is a game of habits. If you make the other guy deviate from his habits, you’ve got him.”
3) "To me, the most important part of winning is joy. You can win without joy, but winning that’s joyless is like eating in a four-star restaurant when you’re not hungry. Joy is a current of energy in your body, like chlorophyll or sunlight, that fills you up and makes you naturally want to do your best."
An underappreciated skill is to be happy for the success or good fortune of those around us. Envy brings us down. Joy lifts everyone around you up.
Remember the classical Indian word MUDITA. A wonderful translation is, "Your joy is my joy." Bring joy to the court.
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