Football can stand parity better than any of the other sports, I think. Baseball, basketball and hockey need a defining team, in essence to frame the season. Football? Not so much.

There are always late bloomers [in sport], no matter size, although big men are more often late bloomers.

God, I'm glad I grew up in a time when kids followed sports in the newspaper and on TV and knew every sport.

Sports executives are great at convincing themselves whatever they believe is right and simply has to be.

Professional football is the most violent thing your eyes have ever seen.

My opinion is there should NOT be an MVP award [in hockey]. The Olympic teams sports shouldn't acknowledge individuality. And if there is going to be such an award a player on the losing team who lets in the losing goal shouldn't get it.

People here don't identify themselves by their sports team.