Vic, “stubbornness, toughness, resilience are virtues at crunch time. Playing the percentages can soften a team; they can make your team just another team.” I love this statement. It should be plastered all over the locker room in every high school in America. Either win with gusto or go down in glorious flames.
I wouldn’t go that far, but you have to stand for something. A football team has to have belief. It needs to be able to say, “This is what we do and this is who we are.” If you’re playing the percentages, you’re lacking commitment and resolve.