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LOVERRO: In search of that slippery 'sense of urgency'

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

It is the Holy Grail of sports that every coach or player is searching for, and perhaps nowhere is that search greater than in the locker rooms and clubhouses of Washington sports teams.

The elusive “sense of urgency.”

This appears to be the difference between winning and losing — the ability to find the sense of urgency. It is often the lost piece of the puzzle, cited by coaches and players alike when they are losing.

Find a sense of urgency, and everything else will fall into place.

It is very hard to find, though.