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“The heresy of heresies was common sense.”
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

So far I’ve learned the damages of colonialism on African countries, and the Arab people’s struggles up until the early 20th century. Very interesting and captivating.

“…but liberal theology, with its refusal to identify the written Scriptures with the word of God, has largely robbed us of the habit of meditating on the promises, and basing our prayers on the promises, and venturing in faith in our ordinary daily life just as far as the promises will take us.” (J.I. Packer)

Wisdom is not knowing all that there is to know, but it’s knowing what is the will of the Father in the moment we are in.

“There is, certainly, great cause for humility in the thought that he sees all the twisted things about me that my fellow humans do not see (and am I glad!), and that he sees more corruption in me than that which I see in myself (which, in all conscience, is enough).” J.I. Packer

“to be preoccupied with getting theological knowledge as an end in itself, to approach Bible study with no higher a motive than a desire to know all the answers, is the direct route to a state of self-satisfied self-deception.” J.I. Packer

The ABA was a wild league!

“Dale, whenever you’re in the public eye, you’re going to receive a huge amount of unjustifiable criticism and a large amount of undeserved praise, and you should not be unduly affected by either. That’s how I choose to live my life.” Coach Wooden

The legend of Bill Russel and Wilt Chamberlain is expounded upon splendidly in the beginning of this book. But Bill and Wilt stood for a lot more than just basketball players. They stood for racial equality.
Along with being activists and rivals on the court, they were best of friends. Wilt was definitely the better player, but Bill knew how to win. Bill won 11 out of 13 championships that he played.

At first I wasn’t a big fan, but after reading part of the second chapter I see the value and entertainment of reading this book. The interviews are aligned in such a way that it tells a cohesive story. I’m hoping to learn a lot about the NBA and the wider sport of basketball.