Kemba Walker led the University of Connecticut to the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship this year. The Sociology major will graduate this May after only three years on campus. On the surface, Kemba appears to be a prime example of a true student - athlete.
Kemba tarnished that image when he revealed that he just recently read an entire book for the first time. Now, sociology tomes are not exactly the books that one curls up with on the beach on a summer afteroon. Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels are not as interesting as J.K. Rowling or Stephen King. Still, it's hard to believe that Kemba never made it to the end of "Green Eggs and Ham". Spoiler Alert - Sam ends up liking the oddly-tinted foodstuffs.
In a way, Kemba's accomplishment reveals that single-mindedness so necessary to excel as an athlete. Think of how many times he must have come close to finishing a book, yet he retained his final page virgin status.
Now Kemba faces a life crossroads. Does he seek employment as a Sociologist (and the classified ads are jam-packed with sociological opportunities) or does he play professional basketball and garner a contract worth millions? It is a tough choice. Either way, he will have to read a book all the way through, be it the Employee Handbook at Sociology, Inc. or the Chicago Bulls Playbook.
My guess is that he will go with basketball. The Bulls' Playbook has lots of illustrations (play diagrams and the like) while the Employee Manual has none. Books with pictures are a lot easier to finish.
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