Will McDonough Professions : Sportswriter Born : July 6, 1935 Died : January 9, 2003 Browse All Authors Top 22 quotes by Will McDonough I've been very fortunate to be involved in all the Super Bowls, to see some World Series, to cover heavyweight championship fights; I've been to the Olympics and seen every sporting event there is. Will McDonough heavyweights fighting world The ability of players to jump teams when their contracts are up has hurt fan loyalty. Will McDonough team loyalty hurt I don't think we use television the way we should or the way the inventors intended. Will McDonough use way thinking Pete Rozelle used television to get the game to the American public by creating the Super Bowl and making it the biggest sporting event in the world. Will McDonough creating games world The one good thing about television is the money; you can make a lot more money than in newspapers. Will McDonough newspapers good-things television I was fortunate to be part of a very successful show on CBS in 1986. I switched to NBC for eight years and through these experiences have gotten terrific insight into television; it's a fascinating medium. Will McDonough nbc eight successful I think we'll always have newspapers, but they'll lose influence. Will McDonough newspapers influence thinking There aren't enough good journalists. There are too many who really weren't groomed to be reporters and, as a result, some of the reporting is shallow. Will McDonough shallow results enough I don't think the players play with the same desire they once did. Will McDonough player play thinking I think money in general hurts all sports. Will McDonough hurt sports thinking Overall, I think Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete in any particular sport. He dominated the game for the Chicago Bulls and brought the NBA to its greatest peak of popularity. Will McDonough athlete sports thinking Muhammad Ali is a combination of personality and athlete who is probably better known around the world than any other. He became a great hero. Will McDonough athlete personality hero I think the greatest all-around athlete ever was Jim Brown. He played lacrosse, basketball and ran track at Syracuse. He played professional football for the Browns. Will McDonough basketball inspirational football I received $100 per week when I started working at the Globe after graduation. Will McDonough graduation inspirational funny One of my first jobs was at the Boston Globe. I worked in the sports department six months a year. When I was ready to graduate, the sports editor gave me a job as a schoolboy sports writer. Will McDonough boston jobs sports I think almost every newspaper in the United States has lost circulation due to the Internet. I also think the Internet will lead to a lot of plagiarism in journalism. Will McDonough united-states pregnancy thinking The future is electronic. It's radio, television and the Internet; it's not really newspapers anymore. Will McDonough internet radio television When I started at the Globe 40 years ago, there were seven newspapers in Boston and now there are only two. There were only three or four television stations in Boston and now there are a dozen. Will McDonough boston two years The wonderful thing about television is the immediate impact of pictures of current events. Will McDonough current-events impact television I don't think there is enough educational programming, but unfortunately, television is built around advertising and those shows don't get the big ratings. Will McDonough educational television thinking Similar Authors Dave Zirin sportswriter Frank Deford sportswriter Larry Merchant sportswriter Ken Rosenthal sportswriter Jerome Holtzman sportswriter Jason Whitlock sportswriter All Authors
