Before every young basketball player wanted to be like Mike, I wanted to be like Dan. Back in the '70's when Nike and Converse were the popular sneakers of choice for most basketball players around town, Danny Trant was the only one I could see who was wearing adidas. And if the best basketball player around was going to buck the popular trend, then so was I. To this day, adidas remains my sneaker of choice. And to this day, each time I pick up a new pair of adidas, images of Danny tearing up the court in those white sneakers with the three red stripes flood my mind.
September has always been one of those defining months of the calender year. It lets us know that the summer days are coming to an end and our vacationing days are over for awhile. September tells us that school is back in session and trips to the beach are long gone until next year. Whether it's you as a teenager or as a parent, early mornings bring with it the traffic of school buses and cooler temperatures. And at the risk of exposing myself as someone who has watched a "chick-flick" or two over the years, I can't help but feel similar to Tom Hanks' character in You've Got Mail when he says that still, as an adult, "the fall makes me want to go out and buy school supplies."
