'There's been a lot of talk of me being a one-man show but that's simply not the case. We win games when I score 40 points and we've won when I score 10.' - Kobe Bryant[9]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Team success is not solely dependent on one individual's scoring output.
- In plain terms
- We win games regardless of how much I score.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on team success over individual stats.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you define team success?
- What role do you play in a team?
Another view
Individual star power is still important in some contexts.
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