Committing unnecessary surgeries is very, very rare. And it's very wrong.

I am the father of twin sons that were born in Philadelphia at Pennsylvania Hospital in 1983. They were 13 weeks premature. Gerry weighed 1 pound 14 ounces, and Zachary 1 pound 11 ounces. They were the first male twins to ever survive at Pennsylvania Hospital.

Why did I become a writer? Because I grew up in New York City, and there were seven newspapers in New York City, and my family was an inveterate reader of newspapers and I loved holding a paper in my hand. It was something sacred.

Your perception plays tricks when you are hoping for something.

Well I just always wanted to be a newspaper reporter.

There are the medical dangers of football in general caused by head trauma over repetitive hits.

I actually like football a great deal.