Written Work
"There is so little room! So little time! The poet becomes an expert packer of suitcases."
–Sylvia Plath
"How does that phrase go? 'Act like you’ve been there before.' Either nobody offered Craig Sager such advice, or he chose to ignore it." (Forbes)
"Bello captured the entire sequence: the throw, the catch and the celebration that followed. He turned to his editor and said, 'I think this is a big deal.'" (Forbes)
"As a Cavaliers fan, I have a theory about my team: The brand has never been as strong as the stars that represented it." (Forbes)
"Does the mainstream sports world have a place for porn? Would a Brazzers-sponsored NFL halftime show cross a line that should never be crossed?
Please. This is sports. We crossed that line a long time ago.
In this world, porn is far from hardcore." (Forbes)
"No matter how brilliant your content, constant streams of reading assignments will ultimately get lost in the abyss of RSS feed-based tweets. Brands' voices should be active in social conversations. They should feel human, not automated." (Forbes)
"Los Angeles is big enough to support two of the NBA's top five most valuable teams (Lakers are No. 2). An astounding 38.6% of the Clippers' value can be attributed to the team being in LA." (Forbes)
"Those who thrive in this industry have the intestinal fortitude necessary to handle its inherent fame, fortune, scrutiny and pain. Like parallel parking a monster truck, they must control their own elite power with unmitigated precision." (Forbes)
"This is not an article about female athletes. I will not discuss the contributions that Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Mia Hamm made to the world of sports, and I won’t project any modern-day “Battle of the Sexes” scenarios. If you’re looking for words like 'progress' or 'trailblazer,' you won’t find them here." (Forbes)
"I had a chance to ask the designer who sparked my logo redesign curiosity (Addison Foote) some questions about his craft, and based on his answers combined with some of my own experience in the field, I compiled some key strategies for navigating a successful logo redesign." (Forbes)
"Selfies are intimate, honest and yes, a little bit stupid, and they're one of the easiest ways athletes and other celebrities can connect with their fans.
And lately, I've witnessed some athletes taking the selfie a step further by actually holding the fan's phone and snapping the picture themselves. I call this the 'Selfie Assist.'" (Forbes)
"Some blame a collective "sense of entitlement" for their inability to reach my generation, but that’s like a chef blaming a restaurant guest for not liking his bland, obvious menu." (Forbes)
A tweet is not a text. A tweet is not an email. Twitter is not a message board...and with 128,000 followers, you can ruin your brand in 140 characters or less. (Forbes)
"Every journalist (newspapers, broadcast, etc.) has the responsibility of providing readers with relevant, digestible, accurate information, and we are not absolved of this responsibility simply because we circulate our words through a different medium." (Bleacher Report Writers Blog)
"Never apologize for wrong predictions, and don’t let readers bully you into throwing your previous work under the bus. If you believed it when you wrote it, your integrity is not in jeopardy, and acknowledging your mistake will only strengthen your credibility." (Bleacher Report Writers Blog)
"College students (including these 13 athletes) live in a bubble that protects them from most of the judgment and consequences that their behavior would surely earn them in the “real world.”
Karen Owen burst that bubble, and for that, she deserves any backlash she receives." (Bleacher Report)