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.

I was also in love with the English language.

Sportswriters have changed more than sportswriting.

My top three were Jim Brown, Wilt Chamberlain and Bo Jackson.

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 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.