This Close To The League

Kimani OkearahMany of us dreamed ourselves to be professional athletes as kids when we were out there, playing around. We were All-Stars! We all still are, in our own ways. I don’t care who you are - you’re an all-star in something. What sport did your imaginary athletic divinity take place in? I was the craftiest running back, the defensive player of the year on the basketball court, the fastest, most accurate striker on the pitch (and the cleverest keeper). I was Jo-Willie Tsonga - clay or grass didn’t matter. The spectrum of my prime time imagination widened as I grew.

These illusions, just the fluff stuffing the head of a child, sponsored the start to a much more problematic string of…