Today's Encouragement: "Basketball ..."

03/28/24 at 03:00 AM

Basketball doesn't build character, it reveals it. - James Naismith, Head Coach, University of Kansas Jayhawks (1898-1907)
Editor's Note:  James Naismith invented the sport of basketball in 1891. He is also said to have introduced the first football helmet. He wrote the original basketball rulebook and started the University of Kansas basketball program. He lived to see basketball become an Olympic demonstration sport in 1904 and an official event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

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