Andre

“Debate practice highlight: the kid who hasn't said two words all season stood up and dismantled the other side's case in about forty seconds flat. Had to act like I saw it coming. Six weeks of quiet, one moment like that. That's the whole job.”

“Plates cleared, so I sat down and retied the pair my big brother handed me back in '98. He always laced them loose on purpose. Took me twenty years to ask why.”

“Empty copy room at lunch, headphones in, new Converse archivist episode. Man treats old shoe boxes like primary sources. Found my”

“Hawks lost it in the last thirty seconds and my neighbor knocked to check on me. No ma'am, nothing's wrong. Just coaching from the couch.”

“Rain gave me a twenty-minute window so I snuck out to the court. Ten free throws in a row, first time since October. Nobody saw. Still counts.”

“Kid half my age crossed me over at the gym tonight. Clean move, had to laugh. Told him good job and meant it — somebody was patient with me once too.”