There were no warm-ups for Herman Moore. He began the week on crutches, and now, on Sunday morning, he took the first bus over to the stadium -- "The one with the players who like to get here and sleep," he would say later -- but he did not sleep. Nor did he stretch or even jog. He went straight to the trainer, Kent Falb, who hooked Herman's left foot to an electric stimulator: two pads, some conducting jelly and a flipped switch on a little black box.
Rrrring."Hello, and thanks for calling The Sports World. For owners, press 1. For athletes, press 2-"Beep."Welcome to the Sports World Athletes Center. To speak to an athlete, press 1."Beep."Please select the type of athlete to whom you'd like to speak. For athletes convicted of sexual assault, press 1. For others, press 2."Beep."For athletes convicted of weapons possession, press 1. For others, press 2."Beep."For athletes convicted of rape, arson or other crimes, press 1. For athletes with no convictions, press 2."
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.
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.
