I turned six in 1977. Youth athletics then was nothing like this, and I wondered how things changed so much. I started looking at our societal emphasis on sports, using the most tangible metric by which we measure emphasis: money. — Douglas Brunt Copy Share Image
It's common knowledge that professional athletes earn extraordinary incomes. What is less known or understood is how the advent of these riches has seeped… — Douglas Brunt Copy Share Image
I like to write in the mornings, so I try to protect 9 A.M. - 12 P.M. for me. I can drop our older… — Douglas Brunt Copy Share Image
The last book I read before I wrote my first book - 'Ghosts of Manhattan' - was 'The Gold Coast' by DeMille. I loved… — Douglas Brunt Copy Share Image
I'm really troubled by the prevalence of single-sport specializations. I want my kids to do as many things for as long as they can.… — Douglas Brunt Copy Share Image
I've seen terrorism close up, but I don't live in a state of terror at all. I'm comfortable going to the Manhattan Thanksgiving Day… — Douglas Brunt Copy Share Image
I've been pretty damn happy since 2001. More apparent danger than real danger for me, and even the apparent danger hasn't kept me from… — Douglas Brunt Copy Share Image
Dad met Mom in 1983 during the lead-up to the 1984 games. She was an Olympic downhill skier. In those days, the winter and… — Douglas Brunt Copy Share Image
The important thing is to write when your brain is at its best. Work edits or do outside reading with the rest of the… — Douglas Brunt Copy Share Image
A tennis racket lurks in my earliest memories like a sick relative who had come to live with us. When I look at my… — Douglas Brunt Copy Share Image
