This ancient African philosophy unified an entire team.
in his 2013 eulogy for the legendary South African leader."There is a word in South Africa," Obama said during the speech."Ubuntu, a word that captures Mandela's greatest gift: his recognition that we are all bound together in ways that are invisible to the eye; that there is a oneness to humanity; that we achieve ourselves by sharing ourselves with others, and caring for those around us."Under Rivers's leadership, this concept unified the Celtics.
Rivers still had to get his team on board. He did so by recruiting his rookie players as the messengers, urging them to spread the message through the organization. Slowly, it caught on."Our team started living Ubuntu," Rivers said. The team used it as their pregame chant as they turned in a winning season and made their run through the postseason. After winning the Finals, the team had the word Ubuntu etched into their championship rings.
Every championship team builds its own legend, and Ubuntu was a part of the Celtics' in 2008. Rivers even brought the concept with him to the Los Angeles Clippers when he left for LA in 2013. But it was the 2008 Celtics who brought Rivers his only championship, and by his own words, Ubuntu was instrumental in doing it.
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