Ric Elias

Fast forward, we are playing game seven of the finals tomorrow night.

And it's been the craziest, most fun ride.

And you know what I realized, Patrick?

I had never owned a toy as an adult.

A toy where you literally do it for the pleasure of it.

And the connections, the ability to bring a philosophical approach to this, the...

relationships, running it in a very different way, investing differently.

The biggest compliment is our best players all came through in the middle of the season, not winning the finals, say, this is my favorite team I've ever been a part of.

And it's all culture.

At the end of the day, Patrick, we all want to belong to places that we feel connected to.

And the magic of organizations is understanding that.

And in this world, we are so disconnected from so many things.

People no longer belong to civic groups or churches or all of this.

And the ability to create connections.

Look, this town is going crazy.

Win or loss, it didn't lose.

It doesn't matter.

It's like so good.

Like if you go through the year, go back to your calendar and say, what are the things that I'm going to remember 10 years from now?

You'll be shocked how few they are.