There is a certain swagger when a team realizes it will defeat another... that it will ultimately win ! It's an attitude that never seems to leave unless an unexpected loss occurs on the home court. So it is with NBA Champions... so it is with great leaders ... and definitely that's the way it is with great countries.
Often however swagger meets grit ... and a shockingly surprise defeat... tears through an otherwise confident organization. Sometimes the underdog simply rises to the occasion. We go into battle as Heroes and leave as Sidekicks in the actual winner's war.
Shock ensues with the insouciant sense that the playing field is NEVER level. How many better teams in sports and political history have lost? How many great talents have never won a championship? How many lesser beings have wandered into the lottery of luck.
For minorities ... the cult of meritocracy... is just as irrelevant. It is the home field advantage of family and friends that is HUGE ! Because the Playing Field is NEVER level for minorities ... and Victory is... stunning as it is... in the Loss.
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