In 2011 Finals Game 4, feverish above 38°C, Nowitzki still dropped 30 to win—the series turning point. That grit was the spirit of his one-core title run.
After retiring, Cowens turned coach, leading the Celtics, Warriors and others, carrying his grit-and-team basketball creed from the court to the sideline.
Born in 1938 in rural West Virginia, West climbed out of hardship through grit and was drafted first overall in 1960.
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An immigrant kid hawking goods in Athens wrote an underdog epic with Euro-steps and grit, lifting two MVPs, an FMVP and a title — the legend of the Greek Freak.
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After 1970 knee issues recurred, Reed’s minutes fell, yet he still led the 1973 title run; injury forced his early retirement.
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