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"I did not choose necessarily on the basis of significance. If you have a vote for the most significant athlete, then you have Ali, then you have Babe Ruth, then you have Michael Jordan."
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"I did not choose necessarily on the basis of significance. If you have a vote for the most significant athlete, then you have Ali, then you have Babe Ruth, then you have Michael Jordan."
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"I think on balance, Don King has been bad for boxing. I think he's done some very good things and I think he did a heck of a job of promoting Ali but I think I could have promoted Ali."
Balance
"I think my mistakes were kind of common - leaning on cliches and adjectives in the place of clear, vivid writing. But at least I knew how to spell, which seems to be a rarity these days."
Writing
"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."
Sports
"I worked with Rocky Graziano and Rocky was certainly a character."
Character
"I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life."
Business
"I was also in love with the English language."
Love
"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."
Sports
"I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good friends."
Friendship
"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."
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"I did not choose necessarily on the basis of significance. If you have a vote for the most significant athlete, then you have Ali, then you have Babe Ruth, then you have Michael Jordan."
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"When you get ready to vote, make sure you know what you are doing."
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"I want to make an extremely strong appeal to those who abstained. Vote. It takes five minutes and then it's for five years."
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"I will vote my hopes and not my fears."
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"You must see the persons who are in charge - persons you can punish or vote for."
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"Whenever a fellow tells me he's bipartisan, I know he's going to vote against me."
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"You get to know them, they get to know you and see if they like you. Then they'll vote on you to become a prospect. You have to be sponsored by a Hells Angel."
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"You can't vote that water out of the city of New Orleans."
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"Voting is a civic sacrament."
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"Vote early and vote often."
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