Sports Writer - a Great Job?

I’ve often thought of being a professional sports writer. The thought of being involved, if even in an obtuse way, with professional sports has always held a bit of glamor for me.

The reality of being a sports writer is far from glamorous, I’m sure.
First of all you have to love sports, not really really like, but L-O-V-E sports. I figure I’m in the “really, really like” fan section but I couldn’t give you the names of any three players for any one team, in any sport. And if the game isn’t on TV or written up in the crime section of an online news website I probably missed it.

Being a sports writer, I’m sure, involves a lot of numbers, math, knowing games rules better than most referees, inglorious travel, late night writers block, and trying to not hate what you do for a living.

All that probably explains exactly why I’m not a sports writer. If that stuff attracts you, then take journalism as your major, or start a blog and get 1,000 channels of sports Tv and a great coffee maker.

Good luck… maybe I’ll read you some time in the future.
- RL

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