Monday, February 20, 2012
Basketball Magic
A player and her team start each season, each game as an empty vessel. The best players have transformational power, as through their automatic actions (help defense, communication, blocking out, setting screens, finding open players, taking care of the ball, using quality shot selection) they fill up their team and teammates' glasses.
These magisterial actions define the selfless player in an almost magical experience when done correctly. Relatively few players fully grasp the impact of truly team play, that elevates everyone around them. Teams who can develop enough of these players project what Taoists call chi or qi.
The magic appears as the player who fills the team's cup, finds her own overflowing. Magical, indeed.
These magisterial actions define the selfless player in an almost magical experience when done correctly. Relatively few players fully grasp the impact of truly team play, that elevates everyone around them. Teams who can develop enough of these players project what Taoists call chi or qi.
The magic appears as the player who fills the team's cup, finds her own overflowing. Magical, indeed.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 12:21 PM 
