Championship DNA predisposes you to view success as a temporary outcome. After the 2017-18 season, the Warriors could look back toThe team had won back-to-back championships, won eight of nine NBA Finals games , and won three championships in four years overall. Looking like the next dynasty-in-the-making, Golden State saw their fortunes instantly reversed when Kevin Durant decided to leave in free agency, and Klay Thompson blew out a knee during the 2019 NBA Finals in which the Warriors lost.
This strand is particularly challenging for people who are in the prime of life, healthy in mind and body, and at the top of their game—their future before them. But a glorious future is built step-by-step in a focused present.As with most virtues and vices, there is a fine line between having the confidence to thrive on pressure versus being too cocky to take the competition seriously.
It’s become a bit of a cliché to observe how “there is no ‘I’ in team,” and personal pride and individual talent do contribute a great deal to winning teams. But separate out the complex strands of championship DNA, and you’re likely to find one that knows when and how to turn off our natural selfishness and play with, and for, the people around us.