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You Do Not Cut A Check In The State Of Kansas To John Doe, Executioner. The Executioner Is Paid In Cash So There's No Trail To Him

The Pleasure Of Sport Was So Often The Chance To Indulge The Cessation Of Time Itself--the Pitcher Dawdling On The Mound, The Skier Poised At The Top Of A Mountain Trail, The Basketball Player With The Rough Skin Of The Ball Against His Palm Preparing For A Foul Shot, The Tennis Player At Set Point Over His Opponent--all Of Them Savoring A Moment Before Committing Themselves To Action.

He Still Has The Same Way Of Calling To Me, As If I'm Still New To Him, As If He Has Yet To Get Over Me.

At The Base Of It Was The Urge, If You Wanted To Play Football, To Knock Someone Down, That Was What The Sport Was All About, The Will To Win Closely Linked With Contact.

Rick Bass Is One Of The Best Writers Of His Generation.