Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.
-- Michael Jordan
About the Quote
All championships are games (or events), but not all games (or events) are championships. Championships are events which require qualification to gain entry. In some cases, even a losing record during the season is enough to qualify for entry into a championship tournament.
Regular season events are numerous, and normally don't have urgency to them except in certain instances. Championships-- including the tournaments they finish-- have finality to them: there is no "next game" after losing a series (or even a game/match).
Because of the finality inherent in championships, every participant sharpens and intensifies focus on the task at hand. This requires teamwork and attention to detail. Attention to detail requires intelligence since it is the details which can make or break a run at a championship.
While it's possible to win games purely on talent, talent won't be enough during a championship tournament. By the time the tournament starts, all participants are at the same talent level, and they start from zero. That's when better execution of teamwork takes over for talent.
Some Information about Michael Jordan
Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York, US on 1963-February-17. He was raised in Wilmington, North Carolina, US.
Michael Jordan is owner of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association. He is best known for the championships he and his teams won in college, at the Summer Olympics, and in the NBA. He is also one of the most famous celebrity endorsers of products; he is known both as Michael Jordan and by his brand name Air Jordan.
In his first year at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the UNC Tarheels defeated Georgetown University to win the NCAA college basketball championship tournament. Michael Jordan scored the points which brought final vistory to UNC in 1982.
In 1983 and 1984 Michael Jordan was named collegiate player of the year. When Team USA won the Gold Medal in the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games, he was on the last winning team composed of college players.
Due to questionable peformances and results in the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee approved the participation of professional athletes. Team USA included Michael Jordan on its original Dream Team of future Hall of Fame players from the NBA. As a result, Micahel Jordan won his second Gold Medal, this time at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic Games.
Michael Jordan left college early to play for the Chicago Bulls after that NBA team drafted him for the 1984-1985 season. After that seaosn ended, he had won the scoring title and the Rookie of the Year award. His second season was cut short due to a broken foot.
When he returned for his 3rd NBA season in 1986-1987, he began a string of seven consecutive scoring titles. During that time, Jordan averaged 33 points per game. In his 3rd season, he became the second player to score 3,000 points in a season, joining Wilt Chamberlain.
With al the awards and honors Michael Jordan had earned, all that remained was an NBA championship. That would change in 1990-1991 when he would win his first.
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