Letters

Pat Summitt sounds more like Bobby Knight than John Wooden.
—Dave Bell, Coral Gables, Fla.

The Coach
Gary Smith's article on Tennessee coach Pat Summitt (Eyes of the Storm, March 2) brought tears to my eyes and sent chills of emotion down my spine. And I'm not even a women's basketball fan.
Roy J. Cobb, Maplewood, N.J.

As a former teacher and coach, it is so refreshing to know that the Pats are still out there. Society needs more people like her—people who have the courage to stand up for their beliefs. Yes, I would vote for her for president.
Sam Mills, Las Vegas

I wish athletes everywhere could have such a coach, such a person to enable them to push their limits ever outward.
Keith A. Borders, Carrboro, N.C.

This is the best piece of sportswriting I have ever read.
Michel Di Capua, Hollywood, Fla.

I was shocked to read about the risks taken with the life of a baby simply to get a recruiting edge and about driving down roads at 90 mph as if this was something to be admired and laughed over. I hope no one coaching young players sees Summitt's methods as something to emulate.
Jon Walker, Fairfield, Conn.

Pat Summitt bullies her team manager because she thinks that her practices are more important than his health. She abuses her players physically. (There's no other characterization for an all-night, 8�-hour no-stops drive, 2 a.m. practices and running her players with the intention of making them vomit.) And you ask whether she's the best college basketball coach since John Wooden?
Jim Skrydlak, Marietta, Ga.

Swimsuit Issue
Thank you for another sizzling Swimsuit Issue (Winter 1998). The equator settings, El Nino talk and especially the weathergirls article (It's Raining Weathergirls) gave this meteorology student a much needed break from the snow and cold.
Cory Wolff, Grand Forks, N.Dak.

Topping the 1997 issue was not easy, but somehow you did it. Gorgeous cover. Heidi Klum is quite a discovery.
Stephen Lee Roldan, Aiea, Hawaii

As a 54-year-old female confirmed heterosexual, and at the risk of offending my feminist friends, I am a devoted fan of the Swimsuit Issue. Why? To see those beautiful bodies inspires me to keep running an average of seven miles a day and to lift weights three times a week, all in the hope of offsetting gravity.
Henley F. Gabeau, Alexandria, Va.