By Tom Farrey
ESPN

Saturday, January 17, 2009

An open letter to Barack Obama on the eve of his inauguration. Dear Mr. President-elect: Every 50 years or so since the rise of the U.S. as an industrial power, someone with your impending job title takes a hard look at the athletic activity of children. He finds neglect and opportunity. He takes action. He leaves the nation -- and, ultimately, the sports nation -- in a better place. Just over a century ago, it was Teddy Roosevelt. Ascending to the presidency at a time when America ...

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