The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don’t play together, the club
won’t be worth a dime.
You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself, your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy.
Whether we won or lost, the real victory was in the effort, the sweat, and the refusal to be defeated. Every champion was once a contender who refused to give up".