“Far from being a mere consequence of winning, strong team spirit is an essential ingredient of sporting success; it comes before, not afterwards.”

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This can be taken to mean that team spirit is not decoration around success, but part of the machinery that makes success possible. It reads as a reminder that trust, shared purpose, and collective energy need to be built early, not added after results arrive. It lands in a locker room, or any group project, where people need to pull together before the pressure rises.

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Originally said in English.

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About AB de Villiers

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