having considerable mind, changing it became almost as ponderous an operation as moving a barn, although not nearly so stable.
I worked with Rocky Graziano and Rocky was certainly a character.
Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.
It's kind of ironic that the two sports with the greatest characters, boxing and horse racing, have both been on the decline. In both cases it's for the lack of a suitable hero.
In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the dominant figure.
If I got paid, it was no more than five dollars a column, and I still think I was overpaid.
My writing improved the more I wrote - and the more I read good writing, from Shakespeare on down.
Coffee takes on an almost ritualistic meaning. I learned that from being on hurricane patrol for a year in the North Atlantic.
Television as we have it isn't an art form - it's a piece of furniture that is good for a few things.
I don't blame the players, I don't blame the parents, I blame programs and I blame the coaches.
Changing and inventing new things is great. That's what we like to do.