You learn by playing a great team, and I'm talking about character things, not hockey technique.
Diego Costa always gives us physical and moral strength. He is a very important player for the character he transmits to the team, and his potential as a football player.
A team that has character doesn't need stimulation.
Bill Polian and I agreed when we first came together with the Buffalo Bills that we'd bring players only of high character to the team.
And a pick and roll in the women's game is a pick and roll on the men's game... I mean, character, working for each other - trusting your teammates. That stuff, that's universal.
To be able to win one game at Old Trafford or at one of the other strong sides in the country you have to be strong as a squad. You have to have the personality and the character to not fear and to be yourselves.
A vital team characteristic is the ability to overcome adversity. Any team acquires experience and endurance as it learns to fight back. This in turn builds the kind of character which seldom crumbles at a time of crisis or testing.
Whenever feasible, pick your team on character, not skill. You can teach skills; you can't teach character.
Lots of people talk about the character of our team, that it's not right and that we need to do more. But we always show that we can come back.
