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I never thought about being a writer as I grew up. A writer wasn't something I wanted to be. An outfielder was something to be. Most of what I know about style I learned from Roberto Clemente.

My inspiration was the game itself, not any individual player in it.

I had no real idea I was going to become a writer. It was just a game for me. I just liked pretending, daydreaming and imagining.

When I was young, I never thought I was going to be a writer! I was academically orientated and active at sports, but I didn't have one creative bone in my body.

I took a writing class in college, liked it, and my first year out of school I couldn't get a job, so I wrote a play.

I began learning the sportswriting business very early in life.

I worked as a writer, lead designer, and creative director in the game industry.

I've always wanted to make music like people write plays, so I was inspired by writers as much as musicians.

I was an A student and I liked creative writing.

My biggest accomplishment has been making a transition from athlete to author.