More Simple Time: How Cycling Saved My Soul

For my first 10 years as a sportswriter I was living the dream. I focused on the inspirational side of sports, searching for stories of triumph over trials. My mantra was simple: Dreams do come true. I knew it because I lived it. No athlete I covered exemplified that better than Loyola Marymount basketball star Hank Gathers. I had the pleasure of covering Hank, and getting to know him quite well w...