What's the greatest attribute for someone in life? I have no idea, well I might have a few ideas, but when it comes to sports there is something that makes me feel like we are headed in the right direction. When I see this one attribute in most of the team, hopefully all of them, we got something good going on. What is it?
When they seem genuinely excited and/or happy for the success of their teammates.
When you start to see that behavior in most of the players, it means that win or lose, you can enjoy being around your team not just as a team, but as human beings. What it does is if most players are showing that happiness (real or unreal), then those that are selfish are in the perceived minority, and they will start to participate so they are not left out. Peer pressure can be a good thing.
To be fair, it is a hard attribute to attain. We are born selfish, we grow up in a world that is all about...."me", and we strive for individual excellence usually at the expense of someone else. It is hard to be happy for someone who may get what you want...playing time, shots, accolades, but when that culture starts to permeate a team, you have something special.
