I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life.

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.

Also, I am driven by a wonderful muse called alimony.

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

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.

Sportswriters have changed more than sportswriting.