I came up with new leads for game stories by being observant and clever, by using the many gifts of the English… — Dick Schaap Books Copy Share Image
In fifty years of covering the sport, of course Muhammad Ali is by far the dominant figure. — Dick Schaap Covering Copy Share Image
I think my mistakes were kind of common - leaning on cliches and adjectives in the place of clear, vivid writing. But… — Dick Schaap Adjectives Copy Share Image
Sugar Ray and talked about doing some articles together or writing a book together but dealing with Sugar Ray was a lot… — Dick Schaap Articles Copy Share Image
All of journalism is a shrinking art. So much of it is hype. The O.J. Simpson story is a landmark in the… — Dick Schaap Art Copy Share Image
I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life. — Dick Schaap Business Copy Share Image
I think on balance, Don King has been bad for boxing. I think he's done some very good things and I think… — Dick Schaap Balance Copy Share Image
It's kind of ironic that the two sports with the greatest characters, boxing and horse racing, have both been on the decline.… — Dick Schaap Boxing Copy Share Image
Today, it's money. There's no question about that. Unless you endorse a grill that cooks hamburgers and steaks, where else can you… — Dick Schaap About Copy Share Image
Sugar Ray Leonard was as close as anyone came after Ali to being Ali, but he wasn't Ali. — Dick Schaap After Copy Share Image
I worked with Rocky Graziano and Rocky was certainly a character. — Dick Schaap Character Copy Share Image
Sugar Ray Robinson was at the top of the boxing world during the 1950's when it seemed that he would either win… — Dick Schaap Boxing Copy Share Image
Some people who love boxing might love Mike Tyson, but people outside of the sport are generally repulsed by him and therefore,… — Dick Schaap Boxing Copy Share Image
My writing improved the more I wrote - and the more I read good writing, from Shakespeare on down. — Dick Schaap Books Copy Share Image
I did not choose necessarily on the basis of significance. If you have a vote for the most significant athlete, then you… — Dick Schaap Ali Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a sportswriter because I loved sports and I could not hit the curve ball, the jump shot, or… — Dick Schaap Balls Copy Share Image
I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good friends. — Dick Schaap Friendship Copy Share Image
If I got paid, it was no more than five dollars a column, and I still think I was overpaid. — Dick Schaap Columns Copy Share Image
