Not that the author claims that "Everything Barack Obama Knows He Learned on the Basketball Court," but Sports Illustrated has another good article about the soon--to-be President, called The Audacity of Hoops. Plenty of quotes from his high school coach about his skill (not bad) and his outspokenness (more playing time!). More seriously, the author attempts to show that the teamwork and style he learned on the court have served him well as a community organizer and pol.
Nice quote from a professor at Occidental, where Obama spent his first two years of college:
He never was on the school team, but he played "noonball" with faculty, students and staff. As Eric Newhall, a professor who played in those games, has put it, "The greatest contribution Occidental has made to American democracy was to help Barack Obama decide that his future wasn't in basketball."It's always useful to learn what your limits are. Posted by Linkmeister at January 16, 2009 08:02 AM | TrackBack