Anything is possible

Sometimes it takes a 6'11" millionaire to remind us of one simple truth: Anything is possible.

The first interview after the Boston Celtics won the NBA title for the first time since 1986 was probably the most moving sports moment I've seen in my life -- and I was in tears when the Sox won in 2004.

Kevin Garnett, the Boston Celtics 6'11" Forward, 2008 all-star and defensive player of the year, and now NBA champion, was approached by the ESPN side-line reporter. She listed his resume (11-time all-star, MVP, defensive player of the year) and then said, "And now NBA Champion. What does that feel like?)

He looked down, silently, visibly fighting back tears, and then he said, "Anything is possible" followed by tilting his head back and screaming at the top of his lungs -- in a way that anyone who has ever seen KG play would expect out of him -- "ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!"

And then tears.

And another question and another answer that I didn't particularly pay attention to.

And these are the moments that show the greater meanings in sports. While I constantly herald baseball as being more than just a game, it really is all sports, and it's nice to have my roots in a place connected to such moments like this.

Both in the game and out of the game, anything is, in fact, possible.