I never claimed to be anything more than a nice guy and an athlete.

There was no time for scholarly details, and, besides, I have always believed that a man can fairly be judged by the standards and taste of his choices in matters of high-level plagiarism.

I have learned, in my life and work as a sportswriter, that big-time Sports and big-time Politics are not so far apart in America. They are both a means to the same end, which is victory... And why not? Victory is good for you, and don't let anybody tell you different.

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold.

Have an objective to give your bender a theme. For instance, stalking and killing a wild pig with a bowie knife.

Some may never live, but the crazy never die.

With the possible exception of things like box scores, race results, and stock market tabulations, there is no such thing as Objective Journalism. The phrase itself is a pompous contradiction in terms.