We can't afford to go lose two, three in a row. We've got to keep climbing and getting wins.
When the Heat were put together, there was talk of going undefeated. They didn't get off to a great start, but they found a way to win back-to-back championships.
At the end of the day, you have 82 games. You're going to win some division games, and you're going to lose some division games.
The team that gets off to a good start wins pennants.
I know, every fighter knows, you've got to pile up wins in a row. You can't lose two in a row, three in a row and then you hear mentions of losing your job.
When you are winning games in a row, normally what the people say about you is good.
The only way the confidence comes back is by winning games. You grind out a few results and hopefully with each game you get more confident.
Back in 2006-07 when we completed the first Ashes whitewash in 86 years, the historical significance didn't really filter in to our thinking. We didn't realise it at the time - we were just making amends for 2005.
When is it too late to say it's still early for the Cubs? Try now. Their magic number is 1998, at least until it becomes 1999, but in lieu of a present, they offer you a future.
Making the playoffs three consecutive seasons is a great accomplishment.
'Jeopardy!' contestant Ken Jennings' winning streak has been nothing short of remarkable.
What I've been missing in my career is 30 back-to-back games and getting a good run of form and confidence.
From one match to the next, I kept on winning.
It wasn't my plan to create such a record. All I did was put in the effort to win every match I played and it went on for weeks, months and years until my defeat to Ross Norman in Toulouse in 1986.
