When Pride Still Matters

Some live 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 these lines, congratulations, you have seen the life of many players.The embodiment of these lines is Stephen Curry saying after the failure in 2021 that no one wants to touch us next season; it is Tim Duncan being adamant before the 2014 Finals that they wouldn't mess it up; it is Kobe Bryant promising to bring the Lakers into the playoffs at the memorial service for the elder Buss; it is the night Nowitzki hid in the locker room to cry after escaping the title of 'wimp'; it is Kevin Garnett's roar to the sky after lifting the championship trophy; it's why the 04 Pistons won and the F4 Lakers lost.Our story will begin from an era when pride still mattered.