Bill Bradley: Difference between revisions

Politics was a frequent subject of discussion in the Bradley household, and some of his relatives held local and county political offices. He majored in history at Princeton and was present in the [[United States Senate|Senate]] chamber when the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]] was passed. [[Butch van Breda Kolff|Van Breda Kolff]] and many others who knew him predicted that Bradley would be [[Governor of Missouri]], or president, by 40.{{r|mcphee}}{{rp|42}} HeHis Rhodes application stated "I can best serve mankind as a politician".{{r|gellman19991213}} Bradley spent his time at Oxford focusing on European political and economic history.<ref name=phillips/>

In 1978
In 1978, heBradley said that congressman [[Mo Udall]], himself a former professional basketball player, had told him ten years earlier that professional sports could help prepare him for politics, depending on what he did with his non-playing time.<ref name=athlete/> After his third season with the Knicks, Bradley gave a speech to 113 Missouri scholar-athletes. Quoting [[Bob Dylan]] and [[Joni Mitchell]], the NBA star gave advice that he wished he had heard in high school:{{r|gellman19991213}}