The legendary sports journalist writes about the team that changed his life: the Morton High School Lady Potters Basketball team.
He trades in the exhausting spectacle of Super Bowl Sunday for the joy of togetherness, the fire of competition, and the inexhaustible hope for victory tomorrow..
Tender and honest, Kindred\'s story reminds readers what sports are really about.
And the team and their community were there for him as he lost a grandson to addiction and his wife to long-term illness.
He attended game after game, sitting in the stands and making notes, paid nothing but Milk Duds.
For years, he has recapped the games of the Lady Potters, including their many runs to state championships.
As he dealt with personal hardship, his urge to write sustained him.
In this moving and intimate story, Kindred writes about his rise to professional success and the changes that brought him back to his hometown late in life.
But a high-school Girls Basketball team--the Lady Potters of Morton, Illinois--stands apart from the rest.
Dave Kindred has covered dozens of Super Bowls and written about stars like Muhammad Ali, Tiger Woods, and Michael Jordan.
The legendary sports journalist writes about the team that changed his life: the Morton High School Lady Potters Basketball team
