This rambling story will end up being about my youngest daughter and roller skating, so you can stop reading now if you like. Nobody will hold that against you.

But before we get to my Katie … we hear a lot about overbearing parents in sports. I was thinking about this the other day: I can go months, even years, without anyone bringing up, say, Roger Staubach in conversation. He’s one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history and he hardly ever comes up. And, of course, it isn’t only Staubach. It’s also true for Whitey Ford or Alex English or Jari Kurri or Mel Blount or a hundred other great players.