When Pride Still Matters

Some exist with pride, some struggle with pride, some compete with pride, and some fail with pride, but few can withdraw with pride. When you finish reading this sentence, congratulations, you have seen the life of many players.nThe embodiment of these words is Stephen Curry saying after his 2021 loss that no one wants to touch us next season; it's Tim Duncan believing they won't mess it up before the start of the 2014 Finals; it's Kobe Bryant promising to bring the Lakers into the playoffs at Jerry Buss's memorial; it's the night Dirk Nowitzki hid in the locker room to cry after getting rid of the label 'soft'; it's Kevin Garnett's roar after lifting the trophy; it's the reason why the 2004 Detroit Pistons won and the F4 Lakers lost.nOur story will begin from the era when pride still mattered.