When basketball
superstar Michael Jordan was a boy, he wasn't sure he'd ever be
tall enough to excel at the game he loved. To cheer him up, his
mother told him that if he put salt in his shoes it would help him
grow. Every night she sprinkled salt in his shoes. But when the
salt didn't seem to do the trick, Michael's father reminded him
that being tall wasn't the only path to being an excellent
basketball player --- hard work and giving his all were far more
important. Hmmm. Guess they were both right!