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There’S Not Much To Wuv About U.S. Hockey Team

There’S Not Much To Wuv About U.S. Hockey Team

February 17, 1998 | Detroit Free Press
NAGANO, Japan -- Oh yeah? Well, our gas is cheaper.And our taxes are lower. And our money is worth more. And our radio stations don't have to play Gordon Lightfoot once an hour ...Keep telling yourself all the advantages America has over Canada, and pretty soon you won't even mind that when it comes to Olympic hockey, The Great White North owns The Little Black Puck.
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Nhl Players In Dreamland, Unlike Spiteful Nba Brethren

Nhl Players In Dreamland, Unlike Spiteful Nba Brethren

February 11, 1998 | Detroit Free Press
NAGANO, Japan -- I have this nightmare every now and then. I close my eyes, and I am back in Barcelona, watching Charles Barkley tell a packed audience that the NBA had arrived, so the rest of the world "should just take their ass-whipping and go home."I wake up in a cold sweat.Like a switch thrown by Dr. Frankenstein, the original Dream Team spawned a monster too large to subdue. Letting multimillionaire basketball stars into the Olympics was like letting Imelda Marcos into the Athlete's Foot.
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In Man’S Loss, A Telling Lesson On Olympics

In Man’S Loss, A Telling Lesson On Olympics

February 11, 1998 | Detroit Free Press
HAKUBA, Japan -- To appreciate the scene -- one man, leaping into the sky, soaring above his flag-waving countrymen -- you must first appreciate the culture. Japan is a place where you do not stand out, where conforming is good, where joining is good. Those who dare to be different risk scorn and disgrace. There is an expression taught to the very young: "The nail that stands out gets hammered down."
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Mitch Albom writes about running an orphanage in impoverished Port-au-Prince, Haiti, his kids, their hardships, laughs and challenges, and the life lessons he’s learned there every day.

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