It's quite obvious to say, but success is going to be defined differently by every player in the league. In fact, success will be defined differently by the same player in different seasons, or at different points throughout their career. For instance, Doc Holliday is currently a rookie about to head into his first postseason. Success at this point is winning every game and doing so at any cost. If you were to ask me what success was when I was in the first few weeks of the league, I would've said that success is me being satisfied with my performance at the end of the game, regardless of the result. That was my mindset after each game...did I play well? If I felt I could answer that question with a "yes", then I would say that I was successful in that game. Now, while I think that being satisfied with personal performance is always a measure of success for myself, it changes slightly now that we are in the playoffs. At this point, just doing well is not enough to say I am successful. Winning is all that matters in the postseason, and that's what takes precedent over individual accolades. I can be proud of myself for playing well, but I wouldn't call losing in the playoffs "success". This goes doubly so for championship games, and tenfold for the big game. So really, success is dependent on your current situation. Next season, success will be performing better than I did my rookie season...getting higher stats and making more of an impact on each game. But right he now, success is winning.
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