4Alberto is a farmer in the Sacramento Valley. Stefania just moved to Barcelona. Eduardo is a Venezuelan working in Montreal. Alberto, Stefania, Eduardo, and all the other protagonists of this book have a shared passion: basketball. This book tells their stories and how their love for this sport helps them in tough moments, generates unforgettable memories, and creates friendships and loves. It doesn't matter if you play in an empty gym in the South of Italy, in an AAU tournament in Florida or in an university team in Amsterdam: basketball changes your life.Afterword by Giampaolo Ricci - forward of the Virtus Bologna and the Italian National Team.