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Team is more than an acronym

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John Wooden Quote

Credit. Everyone wants it. From an atta boy to a raise, we all want to be tagged by, and receive the benefit of, personal successes. Rightfully so, but at what expense?

Last night’s win by the Golden State Warriors of the NBA title is a prime example of selflessness and understanding that sacrifice can and will pay off if you put ego aside. Andre Igoudala, the Warriors’ small forward, started 758 consecutive games during his career. That is, until this season, where he acted in a reserve role, until game 4 of the NBA Finals.

Did he sulk around, sullenly walking the floor, lackadaisically going for rebounds off the boards? Not in the least. He jumped right in and helped his team win their first title in 40 years, earning series MVP in the process.

We can all learn a lesson of for the greater good, leave your ego on the shelf. Whether in sports, in the office, or volunteering with community projects, it isn’t always about receiving the immediate gratification, but instead, being part of the result.

That is where the real satisfaction lies.

A goal can change your future

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20 years ago seems like yesterday.

We were lucky enough to be at the Meadowlands for the game 3 double ot win and the first calls of “Matteau, Matteau, Matteau!”

Game 7 saw us watching from our couch, screaming with what little voices we had been able to recoup from screaming at the live game days before. Everything hung in the balance with this game. A trip to the Stanley Cup finals, breaking the 40 year old curse, and marriage. Marriage?

I had made THE cardinal mistake with 7.7 seconds to go in the 3rd period. I had declared the Rangers to be winners. Then, the Devils scored.

Now, not unlike the scene in “Diner”, my whole future hung in the balance of a sports team.

So there we sat, screaming at the television for the first OT, no winning goal in sight. Second OT, Matteau to the rescue again, and crisis averted.

I sometimes sit and wonder what would have happened if the Rangers lost that game. Some other life, in a parallel universe, could have been quite different than the one I live today.

A link to the New York Post article with some great video clips – http://oped.co/nHZfg