If I had to give one single reason for my love of sports it would be this: I love the tests of the human spirit. I love to see defeated teams refuse to die. I love to see impossible odds confronted. I love to see impossible dares accepted. I love to see the incredible grace lavished on simple plays – the simple flashing beauty of perfect form – but, even more, I love to see the heart that refuses to give in, refuses to panic, seizes opportunity, slips, slips through defenses, exerts itself far beyond capacity. . . . That is the way I believe the human race should live.
