“My dad was a sports writer when I was younger and then he became just a general columnist. But I grew up with him literally getting into brawls with football coaches.”

“Social cohesion was built into language long before Facebook and LinkedIn and Twitter - we're tribal by nature. Tribes today aren't the same as tribes thousand of years ago: It isn't just religious tribes or ethnic tribes now: It's sports fans, it's communities, it's geography.”

“When did I know I had talent? I think it started when I first started playing sports, organized sports.”

“Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points they almost always win.”

“I'm not a big sports fan.”

“I'm nothing more than a sports slave.”

“Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don't you?”

“Sports are not for everyone.”

“If I was invincible, maybe I would take up some extreme sports.”