“The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming.”
David Roddy has been the man in the arena that Teddy Roosevelt once spoke of a lot lately.
It’s the last day in January, and the Colorado State forward (or guard or center, depending on the day) is at the free throw line with less than two seconds to go and a chance to win the game in a rivalry showdown against Wyoming. The 6' 6", 255-pound “freight train,” as one former coach described him, stands at the line with a wry grin on his face, staring down a hoop 15 feet away with rowdy Wyoming students just behind the basket.
