You know one of the things I love about culture is how it can just open up the doorway for us to talk about things that are so important but may be difficult without another portal.

Our favorite podcast can help us think differently about our relationships with our friends

and recognize that they're just as valuable if not more than romantic

relationships. It's also the reason why I love sports. I ran track and field, played basketball,

played volleyball.

I did dance from elementary school through college,

which of course is culturally the arts,

but physically very, very athletic,

let me tell you.

But in the end, irrespective of the sport,

whether it's when I watch a lot or one

that I'm not at all familiar with.

I love the stories of sport.

I love how sport can bring so many different people together and

also expose the fissures in communities and in cultures that are otherwise so difficult to see.

I love how sport is a place

that the human spirit can dominate

and triumph in ways that are spectacular

and make absolutely fantastic films.

Even though I don't like boxing,

Mohammed Ali is still the greatest

and I will watch the film Ali

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