Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.
I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good friends.
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.
If I got paid, it was no more than five dollars a column, and I still think I was overpaid.
I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life.
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.