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> [I always say that, to me, it starts with reading. This is something I tell high school kids, college kids, people trying to get into the business, that it's just so much about reading. Read, read, read. So much of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-posnanski/i-always-say-that-to-me-it-starts-with-reading-this-is-something-i/)

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## More by Joe Posnanski

> [I never argue with people who say baseball is boring, because baseball is boring. And then, suddenly, it isn't. And that's what makes it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-posnanski/i-never-argue-with-people-who-say-baseball-is-boring-because-baseball/)

[Joe Posnanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-posnanski/)

> [“You can’t be afraid to lose!” he shouted with a jolt of force, and he pointed at me. “You will not win all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-posnanski/you-can-t-be-afraid-to-lose-he-shouted-with-a-jolt-of-force-and-he/)

[Joe Posnanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-posnanski/)

> [Joe Paterno was a well-educated man, and he was also a man from a different time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-posnanski/joe-paterno-was-a-well-educated-man-and-he-was-also-a-man-from-a/)

[Joe Posnanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-posnanski/)

> [There's an old line that goes like this: An optimist is usually happy. And a pessimist is usually right. Maybe so. But which would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-posnanski/there-s-an-old-line-that-goes-like-this-an-optimist-is-usually-happy/)

[Joe Posnanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-posnanski/)

> [When you live around a working-class environment, you see what sports means to people. You see that it's the escape over the weekend. you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-posnanski/when-you-live-around-a-working-class-environment-you-see-what-sports/)

[Joe Posnanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-posnanski/)

> [I always say that, to me, it starts with reading. This is something I tell high school kids, college kids, people trying to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-posnanski/i-always-say-that-to-me-it-starts-with-reading-this-is-something-i/)

[Joe Posnanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-posnanski/)

> [Every time you write anything, at least half your readers are going to disagree with you. A big part of sports writing is how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-posnanski/every-time-you-write-anything-at-least-half-your-readers-are-going-to/)

[Joe Posnanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-posnanski/)

> [How good is Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel anyway? ... to me, Daniel's brilliance has nothing to do with the big numbers he puts up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-posnanski/how-good-is-missouri-quarterback-chase-daniel-anyway-to-me-daniel-s/)

[Joe Posnanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-posnanski/)

> [When I was a kid growing up in Cleveland, I believed - completely, wholeheartedly, without reservation or pause - that the Cleveland Indians were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-posnanski/when-i-was-a-kid-growing-up-in-cleveland-i-believed-completely/)

[Joe Posnanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-posnanski/)

> [The fun of the Super Bowl is the week leading into it; once it's actually played, the story dies down very, very quickly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-posnanski/the-fun-of-the-super-bowl-is-the-week-leading-into-it-once-it-s/)

[Joe Posnanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-posnanski/)

> [Every day I make predictions that don't come anywhere close to the mark.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-posnanski/every-day-i-make-predictions-that-don-t-come-anywhere-close-to-the/)

[Joe Posnanski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-posnanski/)

> [Being wrong on facts, that's something you have a real responsibility to correct. But being wrong in the fun sports way is part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-posnanski/being-wrong-on-facts-that-s-something-you-have-a-real-responsibility/)

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