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Joy in the face of adversity, or perhaps remaining joyous because of adversity, has a long and storied history in the Black community.

That perseverance and energetic response to adversity suggest, as the GSG motto implies, that, given half a chance, there's no limit to what they might achieve.

“We need the adversity. Especially being a new team, know we get to learn a lot about each other during tough times. You usually don’t see things when you winning,” Finney-Smith said.

In other words, they do not believe that the stories of these particular patriots having overcome the discrimination and adversity that led to them being the "firsts" and the "few" are important.

"I feel I deserve it, the amount of adversity I've been through and the sacrifices - it is an emotional feeling to know much you've gone through," Draper said.