I Got To Know Sugar Ray But

If I Got Paid, It Was No More Than Five Dollars A Column, And I Still Think I Was Overpaid.

I Began Learning The Sportswriting Business Very Early In Life.

In Fifty Years Of Covering The Sport, Of Course Muhammad Ali Is By Far The Dominant Figure.

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.

I Wanted To Be A Sportswriter Because I Loved Sports And I Could Not Hit The Curve Ball, The Jump Shot, Or The Opposing Ball Carrier.