Bill Bradley

Kids always ask the most obvious and the most difficult questions.

I've never allowed my political life, or my life as a basketball player, to define the totality of my humanity or my personality.

By the time I was 14, I had become self-motivated. Whatever raced inside me was more demanding than any pressure applied by parents or teachers.

That feeling of being the NBA Champion is really unparalleled, because you're the best in the world. Without question. How many people can say that in any profession?

When I played the game, you played with your feet. And the game was about finesse. Movement.

Since the days of Harry Truman, Democrats have wanted universal health coverage, believing that if other industrialized countries can achieve it, surely the United States can. For Democrats, universal coverage speaks to America's sense of decency and compassion. Democrats also believe that it will lead to a healthier and more productive country.