The Path of the Righteous Man
But that is what a leader does. He takes calculated risks and reminds everyone that good is the enemy of great. That nothing is handed to you because some writers think you’re pretty; that you have to take what you want in this game.
Judge, following right behind the veteran leader of the offense and longest tenured Yankee in Gardner, reminded everyone that he is here to play hard every time he takes the field. And that is the expectation from everyone.
A team can transform into something special when its best player is also it’s hardest working. The Spurs with Duncan; The Warriors with Curry; The Yankees with Jeter; all stand as a testament to what can happen when the most talented player drives his team with his positive example.
Meanwhile, The 76’ers with Allen Iverson shows what can happen when the best player doesn’t even deign to practice.
Fans of both the Knicks and Yankees will perhaps understand better a favorable comparison to a former New York star, Carmelo Anthony. Twice Melo chose to play through the All-Star game, and only then tend to his ailing body. That smacked many as putting his pleasures above the goals of the team.
Judge has already chosen a different path.