If you had to choose one word to describe Kevin, it might have been "slow". He didn't learn his ABCs as fast as other kids. He never came in first in the schoolyard races. However, his smile was brighter than the sun in June; his heart was bigger than the mountain sky. Kevin's enthusiasm for life was quite infectious.
When Kevin joined the boys' school basketball team, basketball became the center of his life. At practice, he worked so hard that you'd think he was preparing for the NBA. He liked to stand in a certain place near the free-throw line and shoot at the basket. Patiently, he stood there throwing ball after ball after ball. "Look at me, Coach! " he'd shout at Randy, jumping up and down with the excitement of shooting.
Kevin and his whole team truly loved basketball. But just loving the game didn't help them win. More balls fell out of the basket than into it, and the boys lost every game that season, except one — the night when it snowed and the other team couldn't make it to the game.
It was a cold snowing afternoon when their last game came. As the last-place team they played against the first-place team. The game went pretty much the same as expected, and near the middle of the fourth quarter Kevin's team stood nearly 30 points behind.
At that point, one of Kevin's teammates called time-out. As he came to the side, Randy couldn't imagine why the time-out had been called. "Coach, " said the boy. "This is our last game and I know that Kevin has played in every game, but he's never made a basket. I think we should let Kevin make a basket. " With the game completely out of reach, the idea seemed reasonable, so the plan was made. When they had the ball again, they passed it to Kevin who was standing in his special place near the free-throw line.
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His first shot bounced around but missed.
Finally, the ball took one bounce and went in unexpectedly.
