Top 24 Quotes by Dick Schaap

Sugar Ray Robinson was at the top of the boxing world during the 1950's when it seemed that he would either win or lose the championship about every three or four months.

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.

Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.

I got to know Sugar Ray but I certainly would not say we were good friends.

My top three were Jim Brown, Wilt Chamberlain and Bo Jackson.

If I got paid, it was no more than five dollars a column, and I still think I was overpaid.

I just can't believe all the things I did that decade.

Today, it's money. There's no question about that. Unless you endorse a grill that cooks hamburgers and steaks, where else can you make the kind of money that you can make in the ring if you're good?

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.

It's kind of ironic that the two sports with the greatest characters, boxing and horse racing, have both been on the decline. In both cases it's for the lack of a suitable hero.