Want to see me make a wild rhetorical leap? Training for my upcoming marathon has provided me with greater clarity about the Milwaukee Bucks. In some sense, I am a Milwaukee Buck. Like them, my ultimate goal is to, “win when it counts,” but I certainly can’t do that if I don’t spend the months leading up to the final moment deliberately preparing myself.
I’m aware this is not a groundbreaking observation — in fact, on the surface it just looks like a way for me to elevate myself from shambling peasant to professional athlete through a weak thematic link.