I came up with new leads for game stories by being observant and clever, by using the many gifts of the English language to intrigue and hook a reader.

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.

I came up with new leads for game stories by being observant and clever, by using the many gifts of the English language to intrigue and hook a reader.

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

My writing improved the more I wrote - and the more I read good writing, from Shakespeare on down.

Some people who love boxing might love Mike Tyson, but people outside of the sport are generally repulsed by him and therefore, repulsed by the sport.

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