The first thing they gave me at 'Sports Illustrated' was a first-class air card. 'And oh, by the way, there's the petty cash drawer,' they told me. 'Take a few thousand dollars for expenses.' Dan Jenkins aircardcash Change image and share on social
Even as a little kid, I was fascinated by newspapers and magazines. They were my TV. I'd be the first one up to grab the morning paper, mainly to look at the sports pictures, the war pictures. Dan Jenkins fascinategrabkid Change image and share on social
Badminton in Beijing is huge - it's one of their top three sports. Howard Bach badmintonbeijinghuge Change image and share on social
Most remember the groundbreaking first in sports; few remember the third or fourth to follow in those tracks. That's not downplaying anyone's achievements but rather recognizing that there comes a time when simply being there is no longer good enough for the record books. LZ Granderson achievementbookdownplay share on social
To catch a wave, to stand up - it was just life-changing. There was nothing that even came close. I quit playing all other sports - by the time I was eleven, they were toast. Rob Machado catchchangeclose Change image and share on social
Traveling around, it's difficult to follow much TV. Mainly I'm somebody who watches sports. Retief Goosen difficultfollowsport Change image and share on social
I grew up a Michael Jordan fan; that was my first idol. But my true sports idol was Deion Sanders: he was the person I always wanted to be. I wanted to play two sports professionally, which would never happen, but to me, that was every kid's dream. Tim Howard deiondreamfan share on social
Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is. Bob Feller baseballbuildday Change image and share on social
Sports journalism is in the midst of an identity crisis so profound that we no longer know whether we're made up of one word or two. Jane Leavy crisisidentityjournalism Change image and share on social
