Didn't go so well for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. As number one in the NBA playoffs, the Miami Heat sent the best Greek basketball player and his team out pretty much first: five games, four losses.

Was this season a failure, a reporter wanted to know from the Greek. Antetokounmpo had to take a deep breath.

"You asked me the same question last year, Eric. Do you get promoted every year? No, right? Was the year a failure then? Everyone is working towards a goal, but if they don't achieve it – it's all about the steps. Michael Jordan played for 15 years and became champion six times. The other nine years did he fail? (...) There is no failure in sports. There are good days and bad days. Sometimes you succeed, sometimes you don't. Sometimes it's your turn, sometimes others. That's what sport is all about. You don't always win. Sometimes the others win."

An answer from the heart. And from the heart of every amateur athlete who has ever struggled with defeat. So beautiful, in fact, that it remains number one for the time being.