Ubuntu is a South African philosophy which means humanity. It is translated as I am because we are or humanity towards others. In other words, a person is a person through other people. Ubuntu became the unifying motto of the 2008 NBA Championship team, the Boston Celtics.

Doc Rivers was the coach and he often reminded his team, ‘When you play free, you can’t be beat.’ His philosophy was true teamwork - each individual plays for the other members of the team.

Before the 2008 season, Rivers brought his top three players - Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Ray Allen - on a surprise field trip. He arranged for a private Duck Tour (amphibious vehicle) through the championship celebration parade route that he envisioned his team participating in! Now, THAT’S having clear, positive vision for the organization.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu said the following about ubuntu: “A person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, based from a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed.“

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_philosophy