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'There was tension in the relationship, but the miracle here is they could do it for 20 years'
Dealing with sexism and being told she would 'destroy the American family' - A sportswriter's trailblazing career
'If you said to me, 'Is there more doping in football than we think?' I would say yes'
'He just can't help himself. If he could, he would have got right back into favour'
'How in God’s name did they get married?' - The cheating athlete and the anti-doping zealot who blew the whistle on Russia
'I just sat at the back thinking, 'These lads' lives have changed beyond all comprehension'
Making us dream while telling Pavarotti to 'Shut the f**k up' - Celebrating Jack Charlton's remarkable life
'He didn’t become a fully formed human being until his heavyweight title was stripped away'
'Corporations now want to be on the right side of history. The NFL should not be allowed to participate in that'
'He was almost poetic' - Gary Lineker tells us about Hugh McIlvanney's genius
'It's important to recognise that men's sport has had investment and privilege that most of women's sport never had'
'Maybe I suppressed a laugh that it took 30 years for Jordan to say, 'Ok, I was a jerk, but who cares?'
'Football matters so deeply in Mayo that it kind of defies belief that they haven't won more'
'I told him, 'I'm writing about you on Sunday, and I think you should read it'
'I ate paper and drank ink to prove how attached we were to print'
'Seaman comes through the mixed zone crying...and one of the journalists starts booing him'
'I remember saying, 'Oh my God...even on a sinking ship he is doing things like that'
'I watched Roy Keane stare down a cloud and make the wind go away'
'There was huge snobbery then to the GAA, even in the broader culture'
'I’m sitting in Bosman’s house on the morning they’ve found in his favour...it makes my career'
'You don't have to be an asshole to be ambitious' - How to land your dream job...via the NBA draft
'Your future depends on the decisions you make every day' - How The Ringer became a $200 million success
An alternative Christmas reading list, as picked by guests of our sportswriting podcast
Episode 9 of the Behind The Lines podcast - featuring Donald McRae - is out now
Episode 7 of Behind The Lines - with Jonathan Liew - is out now
Episode 6 of the Behind the Lines podcast - featuring Tommy Conlon - is available now
Episode 5 of the Behind The Lines podcast - featuring Glenn Stout - is available now
Listen: Episode 2 of Behind The Lines with Rory Smith of The New York Times