Quotes By Dick Schaap
All of journalism is a shrinking art. So much of it is hype. The O.J. Simpson story is a landmark in the decline of journalism.Share this quote on facebook:
Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.
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I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life.
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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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I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good friends.
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I hate repetition and I love challenges, and that is why I've jumped from newspapers to magazines to books to television to radio to public speaking.
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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.
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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.
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I was also in love with the English language.
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