“Tex,” Jackson had said, “they’re going to be lucky if they win thirty games.”
“Phil,” Winter said, “they’re more talented than we are.”
“Tex,” Jackson said, “it’s not about talent—it’s about toughness of mind, and about a collective attitude. They’re going to be lucky if they win thirty games.” (In fact, they won thirty-won and were last in their division.
From "Playing for Keeps" by David Halberstam