Barack Obama on Basketball and Improvisation

“People who keep on shooting even though they have no jump shot, you can tell that there’s a certain self-delusional aspect to their game, right? That says something about who they are.”

“There is something about basketball and our culture that connects up with the African-American experience in a special way. Almost in the same way that jazz music connects up with the African-American culture. There is an aspect of improvisation within a discipline that I find very, very powerful. “

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