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
decline journalism landmark shrinking simpson
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.
three brown chamberlain
My top three were Jim Brown, Wilt Chamberlain and Bo Jackson.
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.
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.
language english-language
I was also in love with the English language.
good-friend sugar rays
I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good friends.
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.
I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life.
wonderful muse driven
Also, I am driven by a wonderful muse called alimony.
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.
changed
Sportswriters have changed more than sportswriting.
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.
art hype shrinking
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.
sports golf ulcers
Golf is a bloodless sport-if you don't count ulcers.