Also, I am driven by a wonderful muse called alimony.
I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good friends.
I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life.
I was also in love with the English language.
I think my mistakes were kind of common - leaning on cliches and adjectives in the place of clear, vivid writing. But at least I knew how to spell, which seems to be a rarity these days.
Sportswriters have changed more than sportswriting.