They were always down by several touchdowns at the end of the game, then miraculously made their comeback in the last few seconds. The Cowboys were America's Team in those days, the comeback kings. They played against some really tough teams, and came out on top, because they had the heart to do it. I always will remember comparing Starbuck to Staubach as a kid's joke. But it does illustrate a point about heroes.
Heroes become heroes because of adversity.
Kor described the similarities between Klingons and Humans, not in ideology, but as a species. They were both wolves among Organian sheep. This gave William Shatner a great presence to act beside, and was one of the reasons Kirk looked good, as a military commander, in Star Trek . I was glad to see the character, but missed his distinctive voice and performance. It was a shame they didn't get him back when they did get so many other actors to reprise their roles.