Behind all the years of practice and all the hours of glory waits that inexorable terror of living without the game.

The only way to be true to our American tradition is to maintain absolute governmental neutrality regarding religious beliefs and practices

How should we Democrats select the next presidential nominee? Smoke filled rooms? Brokered convention? National primary? Personally, I prefer jump shots from the top of the key.

Leaders should be collaborative, modest, and generous

Give to another human being without the expectation of a return.

I might lose because I wasn't tall enough; I might lose because I wasn't fast enough. But I wasn't going to lose because I wasn't ready.

Basketball can serve as a kind of metaphor for ultimate cooperation. It is a sport where success, as symbolized by the championship, requires that the dictates of community prevail over selfish impulses.