Suddenly, without warning, his shoulder lifts. His head tilts. His arm tightens. His hand flashes. And his foot glides along the ground.
Cesar Ruiz, the young Michigan center who enrolled in January, will be walking down the street and his body suddenly will contort, like a jolt of happiness has sparked through his massive frame. Music is pumping through his head, even if he is the only one who can hear it, and he starts dancing right then and there.
His teammates have seen it so many times they don’t even notice anymore.
Doesn’t matter where he is.