![]() ![]() And very young athletes, especially, who really have no history or appreciation of what sports journalism has been and the days when sports journalists were the only way readers around the world found out about things. The least favorite part is interacting with modern-day athletes who act as if the media is there to carry their bags for them. When you get a chance to bring that thrill of competition to people through your words and through something they maybe haven’t seen before, it’s fun. ![]() luge team and running around from one track to another in an icy, little ski resort in Europe. ![]() Some of the most fun things I did were when I was with the U.S. There’s hardly any new stories there and access is so limited. There’s so much already done about the NFL, Major League Baseball. ![]() I’ve written stories about the Iditarod dog sled race, or about the Running with the Bulls in Pamplona, or traveling with a minor league baseball team on the busses for a week. Especially if I can do that in a sport that people hadn’t heard of before. All the things that happen with a sporting event where it comes to a finish. Q: What is your favorite thing about writing about sports? What is your least favorite?Ī: My favorite thing is to be able to capture in words the excitement, the drama, the agony. Mitch Albom is interviewed in Highland Park, Mich., Nov. ![]()
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