Dick Schaap
Dick Schaap
Richard Jay Schaap was an American sportswriter, broadcaster, and author...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSportscaster
Date of Birth27 September 1934
CountryUnited States of America
jobs kings thinking
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.
changed
Sportswriters have changed more than sportswriting.
fake-people book writing
Sugar Ray and talked about doing some articles together or writing a book together but dealing with Sugar Ray was a lot like fighting him. He would fake you in and then he'd drop you.
wonderful muse driven
Also, I am driven by a wonderful muse called alimony.
clever games hook
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.
good-friend sugar rays
I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good friends.
language english-language
I was also in love with the English language.
mistake writing thinking
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.
sports curves balls
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.
three brown chamberlain
My top three were Jim Brown, Wilt Chamberlain and Bo Jackson.
american-journalist
There is never going to be another Ali.
american-journalist babe basis michael
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.
american-journalist believe
I just can't believe all the things I did that decade.
american-journalist cooks endorse grill hamburgers money question ring unless
Today, it's money. There's no question about that. Unless you endorse a grill that cooks hamburgers and steaks, where else can you make the kind of money that you can make in the ring if you're good?