I’ll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it’s sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.

I love hellos that last a lifetime, and goodbyes that are invisible, inaudible, and otherwise undetectable. Tell your mom I’m waving at her.

Funny enough, I sit on my porch all day, wave and smile at everyone. Some of them aren’t sure, some smiles right back, some come back later and say; “This morning you made my day,...