Sugar Ray Robinson was at the top of the boxing world during the 1950's when it seemed that he would either win or lose the championship about every three or four months.

If I got paid, it was no more than five dollars a column, and I still think I was overpaid.

I worked with Rocky Graziano and Rocky was certainly a character.

Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.

In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the dominant figure.

I wanted to be a sportswriter because I loved sports and I could not hit the curve ball, the jump shot, or the opposing ball carrier.

I was also in love with the English language.