(From Ball Don’t Lie)
This won’t come as a shocker, but TIME Magazine officially named President-elect Barack Obama its 2008 “Person of the Year” today. (Yes, I finished second again. Always the bridesmaid, man. Always the bridesmaid …)
In this week’s issue, which hits newsstands Friday, Oregon State’s men’s basketball coach, Craig Robinson, writes about playing ball with his Presidential brother-in-law. Here’s a tasty appetizer:
People always ask me to describe my brother-in-law’s game. Well, he has a very nice outside shot that has gotten better over the years, because as we get older, we can’t go to the basket as easily. He’s very thin, but he’s not weak. You can tell the guy has played. He is extremely left-handed. Most left-handed guys are quicker going to their right. Well, he’s better going to his left. I’ll have to work on that with him.
And Robinson on what Barack’s game says about the man and the way he’s going to lead:
Well, he’s competitive yet inclusive. He’s unselfish, which, where I come from, is the greatest compliment you can give both a player and a leader. And he’s consistent. You’ve got a guy at the top who ran a campaign — and who is going to run a government — in a classy, efficient and considerate manner. That’s the same guy I got to know playing hoops when he was dating my sister.
There’s also a great part about Barack possibly building a ball court in the White House. Check it out.
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