"He built teams that … it was always about the unit more than about the individual, doing something linked together that you could never do by yourself," Close said. "If we can represent UCLA, that's what wearing those letters across our chest mean is that we represent something bigger than ourselves. In order to continue to walk in that legacy, you have to be concerned about how you link together more than what you're doing on your own path."

Source: Los Angeles Times March 24, 2018 23:15 UTC