Our team, the NASA Knights, learned from other teams a long time ago that if you do the right things, good things will naturally follow. The teams that we admired were always helpful because they wanted to be, listened because they cared, and had a great time learning and sharing even when their robot did not perform well. Our motto then became to "Inspire at all costs, not win at all costs." It has made our time on the team a wonderful, exhilarating experience that supercedes the winning of an award. We have more fun while helping others when we can because we believe it is the right thing to do. We have formed many treasured friendships and that is what we will always remember. The Chairman's award is an honorable award but so are the qualities of the team that receives it for doing the right things. I have found many desirable qualities in all teams that I have encountered over the last 15 years. The fact that you are trying to be inspirational for the award proves that you will one day succeed as long as you do the right things for the right reasons.
