I have been a sports fan for as long as I can remember. Sports have been a way for me to connect to the world around me - family, friends, and the memories of my childhood. To this day, my sports fandom has been one of the greatest gifts that I have received. Once I started writing children's books I knew that I had to find a way to pay that gift forward to others.

The eager morning came in through the window, the sunlight poured across the desk and illuminated the blank page in his notebook. A heavy pen sat at the ready while the fingers of steam curled up from his tea.