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The fact that he was not conversant in Hindi did not deter JD Walsh from interacting with basketball players across all ages.

“This is my fifth trip to India in the year; it’s like my second home now,” he says. “I am quite fortunate to be a part of basketball history. I have grown up playing basketball at the YMCA.”

What JD – as he likes to be called – does, is instill life lessons and values through basketball. He finds the game an innovative way of connecting with children.

His job takes him all over the world – and through basketball he teaches children from different countries valuable life lessons.

“I lost my near and dear ones at a very young age. It was then that I decided that I would do something, in my own small way, to help make a difference. I found that basketball was the only sport that could help me. For me, it is a way to attain world peace.”

But JD admits that children are caught up with the glamour of the game. “Every kid wants to be like Michael Jordan,” he says.

 

 

Source : DNA