Deep Change: Discovering the Leader Within

Preface

Many years ago, I was walking home from high school basketball practice when I spotted a Time magazine in the local drugstore window. On the cover was Oscar Robertson, who, after a spectacular basketball career at the University of Cincinnati, was in his first year in the National Basketball Association. I had read a lot about the “Big O” and considered him a bit of a hero. Lured into the store, I bought a copy of the magazine and quickly read the article.

The article described Robertson as the first complete player, the perfect athlete who excelled at every part of the game. The article argued that Robertson's presence and his excellence in the National Basketball Association were changing the nature of the NBA. It was not the first ...