I Am A Professional Sportswriter, Among Other Things, And I Take The Games Seriously. It Is Only One Of My Many Powerful Addictions, And I Don't Mind Admitting Any Of Them.
I Have Learned, In My Life And Work As A Sportswriter, That Big-time Sports And Big-time Politics Are Not So Far Apart In America. They Are Both A Means To The Same End, Which Is Victory... And Why Not? Victory Is Good For You, And Don't Let Anybody Tell You Different.
The Behavior Of The Crowd At Churchill Downs Is Like 100,000 Vicious Hyenas Going Berserk All At Once In A Space About The Size Of A 777 Jet Or The White House Lawn.
I Can't Think In Terms Of Journalism Without Thinking In Terms Of Political Ends. Unless There's Been A Reaction, There's Been No Journalism. It's Cause And Effect.
I Guess That's One Of The Things About Growing Up In The Fifties - It Never Occurred To Me That You Wouldn't Be At Least As Successful As Your Parents.
Nixon Was No More A Saint Than He Was A Great President.
All The Blood Is Drained Out Of Democracy - It Dies - When Only Half The Population Votes.