# The will to win

> I just finished watching the Raptors beat the Boston Celtics and tie up the series in double overtime, and now it's quite possible that I may not be able to sleep for the next three days. My favorite inbound text of the evening was this one here: "I could run 30km right now. I won't. But you get it." I most certainly do. There's something so special about seeing Lowry do things like this:https://twitter.com/espn/status/1303871944140288000?s=20It is about refusing to lose and ju...

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Author: Brandon Donnelly
Published: September 10, 2020
Categories: boston-celtics, business, life-lessons, raptors, toronto-raptors

I just finished watching the Raptors beat the Boston Celtics and tie up the series in double overtime, and now it's quite possible that I may not be able to sleep for the next three days.
My favorite inbound text of the evening was this one here: "I could run 30km right now. I won't. But you get it." I most certainly do.
There's something so special about seeing Lowry do things like this:
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1303871944140288000?s=20
It is about refusing to lose and just making things happen. Skill certainly matters, but at the end of the day: how strong is your will to win?
The Raptors certainly had that tonight.