In a story, you have to have a theme and an angle, you have to have a beginning, middle and an end. You have to have a defining moment and kick it to death. You gotta be able to recognize that, by the way. It probably takes experience.

Who is the best the sportswriter who wore shorts? I keep trying to envision Grantland Rice or John Lardner in shorts. It never occurred to me to wear shorts. I'd look too silly to wear shorts.

Until Sammy Baugh - pro football in Texas was a one-paragraph story on the third page of the Monday sports section.

Laughter is the only thing that'll cut trouble down to a size where you can talk to it.

Every golfer has at least 14 enemies: his clubs.

A good one iron shot is about as easy to come by as an understanding wife.

I quickly discovered that trying to go play golf while living in Manhattan was about as easy as trying to grab a taxi while standing out in front of Saks Fifth Avenue in the freezing rain on the last shopping day before Christmas.