The audacity of hoops

By GottaLaff

There's a very lengthy article all about P.E. Obama and B-ball. I have to confess, between my school-related work, blogging, fielding text messages from students, and fading quickly after having been up since 3:45 a.m., I simply don't have the time or the stamina to read all of it. However, I did skim through it, and these excerpts stood right out:

Indeed, following the May 6 primaries Obama campaigned with bruised ribs, the result of a shoulder Giannoulias gave him on a drive to the basket. "He's tough but not dirty," says Giannoulias, who won statewide office at age 30 thanks largely to Obama's support. "He has fun, but he's intensely competitive. Even as he gets along with everyone, he tries to find a way to win."

"I've seen him stand up for himself," says Robinson, "but I've never seen him lose his cool. That's the Lenny Wilkens part of him." [...]

Maybe Barry O'Bomber needed to be a Punahou reserve to become a Hawaii state champion. Maybe Barack Obama needed to be a community organizer to become a U.S. Senator. And maybe, just maybe, Americans chose him as their next president because they too have come to recognize that in the end it's not about you, it's about the team.

Three-pointer. Nothing but net.