I sleep until 11, eat breakfast, and read The New York Times. I go to a movie with a friend, then to a Chinese restaurant. Later I read and then more sleep. In the book, Bradley speaks of his wariness of the press, noting that it comes from his years as a college player when much of what I said and did received exaggerated attention. He maintains he is bad copy because he won t provide instant analysis after games.
Victory has very narrow meanings and, if exaggerated or misused, can become a destructive force.
The taste of defeat has a richness of experience all its own. He identifies with the circus performers who share Madison Square Garden with the Knicks. Before games, he stares at women in the stands, fantasizing about them. But even though he could arrange to meet any of these women some are regulars looking to be introduced to him he never pursues them. People-watching is my number one pastime, he writes.