The Disease of Me: Pat Riley's 7 Warning Signs That Destroy Teams

Pat Riley won five NBA championships. And he said the thing that almost broke his best teams wasn't losing — it was winning.

He called it the Disease of Me: the slow shift from "what can I do for the team?" to "what is the team doing for me?" In this episode of the Captains & Coaches Podcast, Tex walks through Riley's 7 Danger Signals — and gives team captains a concrete action for every single one.

Whether you're a high school captain, a college athlete in a leadership role, or a coach developing peer leaders on your team, this episode is built for you.

What You'll Learn:

→ Why success — not failure — is where team culture breaks down
→ The UC Berkeley study that proves we all over-claim our contribution (and don't know it)
→ Pat Riley's 7 Danger Signals from The Winner Within — broken down signal by signal
→ A specific captain action for each signal you can use this week
→ Why the hardest part of being a captain is the conversation no one else will have