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.

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

I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good friends.

Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.

I was also in love with the English language.

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.

All of journalism is a shrinking art. So much of it is hype. The O.J. Simpson story is a landmark in the decline of journalism.