My writing improved the more I wrote - and the more I read good writing, from Shakespeare on down.

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I did not choose necessarily on the basis of significance. If you have a vote...

I did not choose necessarily on the basis of significance. If you have a vote...

I was also in love with the English language.

I was also in love with the English language.

I worked with Rocky Graziano and Rocky was certainly a character.

I worked with Rocky Graziano and Rocky was certainly a character.

Sugar Ray and talked about doing some articles together or writing a book together but...

Sugar Ray and talked about doing some articles together or writing a book together but...

Some people who love boxing might love Mike Tyson, but people outside of the sport...

Some people who love boxing might love Mike Tyson, but people outside of the sport...

All of journalism is a shrinking art. So much of it is hype. The O.J....

All of journalism is a shrinking art. So much of it is hype. The O.J....

Sugar Ray Leonard was as close as anyone came after Ali to being Ali, but...

Sugar Ray Leonard was as close as anyone came after Ali to being Ali, but...

Sugar Ray Robinson was at the top of the boxing world during the 1950's when...

Sugar Ray Robinson was at the top of the boxing world during the 1950's when...

It's kind of ironic that the two sports with the greatest characters, boxing and horse...

It's kind of ironic that the two sports with the greatest characters, boxing and horse...

I think my mistakes were kind of common - leaning on cliches and adjectives in...

I think my mistakes were kind of common - leaning on cliches and adjectives in...

I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good...

I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good...

I came up with new leads for game stories by being observant and clever, by...

I came up with new leads for game stories by being observant and clever, by...

I just can't believe all the things I did that decade.

I just can't believe all the things I did that decade.

Sportswriters have changed more than sportswriting.

Sportswriters have changed more than sportswriting.

I think on balance, Don King has been bad for boxing. I think he's done...

I think on balance, Don King has been bad for boxing. I think he's done...

If I got paid, it was no more than five dollars a column, and I...

If I got paid, it was no more than five dollars a column, and I...

Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.

Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.

I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life.

I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life.

Also, I am driven by a wonderful muse called alimony.

Also, I am driven by a wonderful muse called alimony.

I wanted to be a sportswriter because I loved sports and I could not hit...

I wanted to be a sportswriter because I loved sports and I could not hit...