Great players and great teams want to be driven. They want to be pushed to the edge. They don't want to be cheated. Ordinary players and average teams want it to be easy
Great players crave instruction on their weaknesses.
You have to defeat a great players aura more than his game.
When you face a fork in the road, step on the exhilarator!
A champion needs a motivation above and beyond winning.
In all the research you do as a coach, studying other coaches and championship-type situations, you find that all those teams combined talent with great defense. You've got to stop other teams to win.