I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life. – Dick Schaap
Its kind of ironic that the two sports with the greatest characters, boxing and horse racing, have both been on the decline. In both cases its for the lack of a suitable hero. – Dick Schaap
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. – Dick Schaap
Ever since the collapse of cap and trade legislation and the realization that President Obama is unlikely to ever utter the words climate change in public again, much less use the bully pulpit to prepare the nation for the catastrophic risks of inaction, the movement has been in a funk. – Jeff Goodell