Al Davis’ Commitment to Excellence Undergirded By Players’ Pursuit of Excellence

Eleven men on a team at one time. Eleven men who supposedly have a commitment to excellence, according to the Al Davis motto for the Oakland Raiders.

This motto stirs thinking. A player can not have a commitment to excellence without having a personal pursuit of excellence in his own performance. In other words, an Oakland Raider is not really competing with another player. He is competing with a standard of excellence for himself.

The pursuit of excellence involves a process. A player attains a certain level of performance in one game. He then attempts to outperform his previous performance.

If each and every player uses this definition o...

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