Sometimes guys that have poor vision are selfish, and sometimes that's just the way they play. They're out to score, or maybe they have tunnel vision. If you don't have good vision, it makes it tougher for people to want to play with you. Everyone likes to play with someone who shares the ball. Sometimes there's a need for guys to go and score the ball, but we always like to play with guys who give it up and move the ball around. A lot of it goes back to the 'I' stuff. They always say there's no I in 'team,' and that's really true. That's a huge thing that hinders teams from having a common vision.

You look at all of the teams that win, and everyone's involved. Everyone's touching the ball. My sophomore year at the University of Oregon is probably my best example. We had a lot of seniors, and then we had a lot of young guys who were freshmen and sophomores. Those seniors just accepted us. They didn't care how much they played. They just wanted to win.

That was one of the most unselfish things I've ever seen, and it carried over to those who were playing a lot. I'll never forget that about our team. We went to the Elite 8 that year and probably the biggest reason we did was because of those seniors supporting everyone who was playing. They put themselves at the back of the bus and put the team first.

Luke Ridnour (Oregon Ducks) is a guard with the Milwaukee Bucks and a six-year veteran of the NBA. From Teamwork: The Heart and Soul in Sports © 2009 by Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Published by Regal Books. Used by permission. All rights reserved. To purchase the book, click here.