by Mitch Albom | Dec 7, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
Normally, when you have a baby, you get hugs from well-wishers, some flowers, maybe balloons. Then you come home from the hospital and begin your new life.
That’s normally.
There is very little normal when a woman gives birth to seven babies at once. And in this country, when something abnormal happens, it can echo forever.
Which brings us to the now famous Iowa couple, Ken and Bobbi McCaughey, whose seven new children have become “America’s family” — if family is something you watch and watch over.
by Mitch Albom | Dec 5, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
If I grab my boss and choke him, I’m history. That simple. They don’t say, “Gee, he has a lot of talent.” They don’t say, “Gee, we’re paying him a lot of money.”I’m gone. Outta there. Partly because there’s...
by Mitch Albom | Dec 4, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
I have a Dream.You have a Dream, too. Your neighbor has a Dream. Your cousin in Sweden has a Dream.In fact, thanks to the NHL, a whole lot of people now have Dreams. As in Dream Teams. That’s right. The upcoming Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan, will, for the...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 25, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
You have to hand it to Gus Frerotte. He really uses his head.Frerotte is the Washington quarterback who, after scoring a touchdown against the Giants on Sunday night, celebrated by — and I couldn’t make this up — slamming his head into a stadium...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 24, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
Sunday was bound to be a hard day in show business, at least as far as the Lions were concerned. The Michigan Wolverines had, the day before, won a trip to the Rose Bowl and a No. 1 national ranking. The whole state was buzzing maize and blue. Fans were making plans...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 21, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
You’ve heard about the loneliness of the long-distance runner. You never hear about the loneliness of the departed quarterback. But Brian Griese discovered who he was only when he was forced to be alone. Somewhere in the middle of running steps at the track stadium, in a self-imposed training torture, as his breath balled in his chest and sweat rolled down his temples, he could see, a half a mile away, the Michigan team that he no longer belonged to, working out together, having fun.
And Griese heard his voice.
This is what it said:
by Mitch Albom | Nov 20, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
If a doctor one day discovered how to wear your heart on your sleeve, Jim Harbaugh would volunteer. Until then, he has to explain what’s going on inside.Such is the case right now. Harbaugh, dubbed “Captain Comeback” two seasons ago — when he...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 17, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
I am sitting here with my hands over my eyes. My hands over my ears. My hands over my mouth.See no past. Hear no past. Speak no past.That is my philosophy this morning. The Lions’ 38-15 thumping of the once-mighty Minnesota Vikings? A work of art. It stands...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 16, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
Last week, I spoke at a local university. Seeing the students, with their books and backpacks and floppy coats, reminded me of all that I miss about the college years. For one thing, I miss the hours. When I finished speaking, at around 9:30 p.m., the kids were just...
by Mitch Albom | Nov 12, 1997 | Detroit Free Press
Three seconds. You want to know the difference between the regular season and the playoffs in hockey? That’s it right there. Three seconds. That’s all it took for Darren McCarty and Claude Lemieux — the Popeye and Brutus of the NHL — to resume...
