Earth is but a Basketball Spinning on God's Index Finger

A basketball has eight slices... Four slices belong to yin and four slices belong to yang. We call the yang side hardware. Hardware includes body strength, skills, psychology, and teamwork. We call the yin side software. Software includes coaching, development of young players, support staff, and education. Four and four. Eight things

Because basketball is like the earth, it spins everyday. And because it spins, it must develop. And for it to develop, those of us involved with the game must think foward--think progressively. And if we think progressively, we can control the game's progress. In our life and work, if we think, we gain insight. Everybody has curiosity. Which leads to interest. And if we devote ourselves to that interest, our ability increases.

... asked... how he felt about the game to which he had devoted his life, as player and coach and philosopher, having a place in his country's hallowed seat of power.

"It makes me happy," he said.

Big Game, Small World - Alexander Wolff