Mariano Rivera Highlights: Team players don't blame someone else

Thursday, February 04, 2010

Team players don't blame someone else

"After losing a close game, the coach put his arm around the young rookie quarterback who

came off the bench to try to spark a comeback for his team. In an unsettling retort to his coach's encouragement, Tom Brady said, "I gave it my best shot coach, but remember, I inherited that situation."

A young relief pitcher was called in with the game tied in the bottom of the 9th inning

with a runner on third and no outs.

As he takes the ball from the manager,

Mariano Rivera looks into the manager's eyes and says, "I'll give it my best coach, but remember, I inherited this situation."

These two scenarios seem unimaginable in the world of sports.

In fact, if they had really happened, you may not have expected these two players would have ever become superstars.

Any player with that attitude would be toxic to a team. And that kind of attitude would not be tolerated for an instant from any coach, teammate, or fan for that matter...they would be eliminated as soon as possible. (Contracts not withstanding)

However, there have been instances of players like this. Take Terrell Owens for example. He never took responsibility for a loss and always made sure any blame landed on someone else. He was shuffled from team to team and always with the same result - he didn't last. Owens has great talent, but
because he's not a team player, he'll always exit early....

After playing for a full year and no longer considered a rookie, it seems obvious that America has recruited a President who continues to exhibit these same toxic characteristics.