Swansea City manager Bob Bradley said he was delighted by his team's pride after they escaped the relegation zone with a crucial win over fellow strugglers Sunderland.
Fernando Llorente scored twice as the Swans won 3-0 at the Liberty Stadium to lift the gloom that had descended after their 5-0 thrashing at Tottenham Hotspur last weekend.
They moved up to fourth from bottom, above Sunderland, Hull and West Ham, who play at Liverpool on Sunday.
And Bradley said: "It's a nice bonus to be out of the bottom three -- but the work is still there and we can't get ahead of ourselves.
"Players used the word pride a lot when we talked this week. We asked what it looks like on the pitch -- intensity, clean sheets -- but don't just talk about it, turn it into something more.
"This is a step, but we have to build upon it. There's a lot of work to do."
Bradley praised Llorente, saying he and his staff "absolutely believed Fernando can be an important player."
"His presence, his experience as a winner... every manager loves players who have been part of winning teams.
"They have the right mentality and can bring experiences from that winning culture into the training ground and dressing room."
Swansea opened the scoring through a Gylfi Sigurdsson penalty, given for handball against Jason Denayer.
Sunderland boss David Moyes said he felt the award had been harsh, adding: "I think it's too close to give a penalty. I think it's harsh and it's turned the game.
"But we never got up and running. We threatened to play well in the first half, but we never got to grips with it.
"We had lots of confidence after some good form, but a couple of things didn't go for us. You need that and it's something Swansea had."
On the relegation picture, Moyes added: "We were out of it a while ago, now we're back in it. It's chopped and changed and it will continue to do so.
"I think there's a lot on teams winning at home at this level and Swansea have won theirs today."