Writing is very much like bricklaying. You learn to put one brick on top of another and spread the mortar so thick.

It's no accident that of all the monuments left of the Greco- Roman culture the biggest is the ballpark, the Colosseum, the YankeeStadium of ancient times.

Ninety feet between the bases is the nearest thing to perfection that man has yet achieved.

Any sportswriter who thinks the world is no bigger than the outfield fence in not only a bad citizen, but also a lousy sportswriter.

I think it's the real world. The people we're writing about in professional sports, they're suffering and living and dying and loving and trying to make their way through life just as the brick layers and politicians are.

Writing is very much like bricklaying. You learn to put one brick on top of another and spread the mortar so thick.

It was an ideal day for football - too cold for the spectators and too cold for the players.