Nobody cared about swimming. You could draw a crowd for basketball.
I probably played hurt a lot more times than I should have.
Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.
I can ski out of my back door.
The winning team has a dedication. It will have a core of veteran players who set the standards. They will not accept defeat.
It took me a while to realize that basketball wasn't football.