Streaks are impressive. Hitting streaks, consecutive wins, games played, championship banners; everyone loves a streak.
Joe Dimaggio hit safely in 56 straight games in 1941. Between 1953 and 1957 Oklahoma football won 47 straight games. UCLA's string of seven straight NCAA titles from 1967 to 1973 will never be replicated. The Celtics won the NBA title eight times between 1959 and 1967. In 1971 the Lakers won 33 straight games. Streaks rivet and thrill us.
Aside from the excitement for the observer wondering how long a streak will last, these remarkable things reveal the character of an individual or a team or a program.