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Then there is the next tier of very good players, who have either strong talent or a strong work ethic or some combination of both that has brought them to this level. They produce consistently good performances and sometimes great performances. They can take you a long way and transform a team. Having a few of these players can make life easy for a manager or coach.

Then there are the contributors—the role players. And you need the contributors. Your team needs the contributors. Remember I said that there are very few elite players in the world and you may never have one on your team? You’ll probably have many more very good players. With some dedication by the player, committed coaching, the proper environment, and the right opportunities, these players can have elite level performances at times. But in all cases, the elite and the very good need the help and the contributions of the role players to win and be successful.

Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time. In order to be honored with that moniker he needed the help of his US swim teammates in relays to win 12 of his 28 medals. He holds the all-time record with 23 Olympic gold medals, and 10 of those were won with teammates in the relay events. All of the elite golfers mentioned had coaches. And every one of them had a caddie on their bag for every single one of their professional victories. To win those NBA Championship Finals trophies, Michael Jordan had Scottie Pippen. LeBron James had Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh. In all the championship stories on ESPN, you always hear the story of the contributions of the role players in their victory seasons.