Old School Hoops chronicles the diverse, unexpected and entertaining stories of masters' age basketball player Jim Sweeney. Since 2003, Sweeney has competed in 100 masters' basketball tournaments in both the USA and in more than two-dozen countries. Old School Hoops recalls the amazing destinations Sweeney has visited, the incredible food he's eaten and the awesome people he's met along the way. Sweeney's book also details the history of the global masters' basketball movement and its international influence. Now in his sixties, Sweeney credits masters' basketball for allowing him to still play the game he loves - slowly!

ジム・スウィーニーの「Old School Hoops」は単なるスポーツ回顧録ではない。本書の魅力は、加齢に抗わず情熱を糧に「遊び続ける人生」を肯定した点にある。百の大会を巡る旅路は文化人類学的記録でもあり、異国での出会いや食の描写が、競技の記録に鮮やかな文学的彩りを添えている。 特筆すべきは「ゆっくりプレイする」境地に大人の喜びを見出す哲学だ。若さの誇示ではない、国境を超えた精神的連帯。本作は何かに熱狂し続けることが人生をいかに輝かせるかを説く、全世代に勇気を与える情熱的な記録である。