{"id":989,"date":"2024-10-03T17:04:20","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T17:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/?page_id=989"},"modified":"2024-10-07T21:14:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T21:14:44","slug":"sports","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/?page_id=989","title":{"rendered":"SPORTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">I HAVE WRITTEN<\/mark><\/strong> about mountain climbers, ping pong players, and arguably the greatest sports broadcaster ever (Bob Costas). I&#8217;ve also written these sports stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/arts-entertainment\/eric-dickerson-memoir\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"637\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DICKERSON.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DICKERSON.jpg 637w, https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DICKERSON-300x236.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eric Dickerson wrote a book about his life, which I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/arts-entertainment\/eric-dickerson-memoir\/\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">wrote about for Texas Monthly<\/mark><\/strong><\/a>. He was surprised to learn how he&#8217;d changed mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/arts-entertainment\/wade-phillips-san-antonio-brahmas-ufl-coach\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"748\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-03-at-12.53.37\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-03-at-12.53.37\u202fPM.png 748w, https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-03-at-12.53.37\u202fPM-289x300.png 289w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Wade Phillips is a better coach than almost anyone in the NFL. True story. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasmonthly.com\/arts-entertainment\/wade-phillips-san-antonio-brahmas-ufl-coach\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">I checked his record<\/mark><\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"> <\/mark><\/strong>for Texas Monthly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Agassi3.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"479\" height=\"643\" src=\"http:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-21-at-4.51.26-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-21-at-4.51.26-PM.png 479w, https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-21-at-4.51.26-PM-223x300.png 223w, https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Screen-Shot-2013-02-21-at-4.51.26-PM-372x500.png 372w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 479px) 100vw, 479px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Agassi3.pdf\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Andre Agassi<\/mark><\/strong><\/a> took his shirt off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DrewBrees-copy.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"898\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-03-at-12.50.52\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-03-at-12.50.52\u202fPM.png 630w, https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-03-at-12.50.52\u202fPM-210x300.png 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/DrewBrees-copy.pdf\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Drew Brees<\/mark><\/strong><\/a> had gumbo on his porch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Science-Cheerleaders.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-07-at-5.02.42\u202fPM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-07-at-5.02.42\u202fPM.png 944w, https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-07-at-5.02.42\u202fPM-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-07-at-5.02.42\u202fPM-768x589.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists who are also cheerleaders. Cheerleaders who are also scientists. That&#8217;s a very real thing. I got to meet the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Science-Cheerleaders.pdf\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Science Cheerleaders<\/mark><\/a><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">&nbsp;<\/mark><\/strong>for <em>American Way<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/BobbyHinds.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"589\" src=\"http:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/BH.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/BH.png 443w, https:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/BH-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.josephguinto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/BobbyHinds.pdf\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Bobby Hinds,<\/mark><\/strong><\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> at 81, was probably in better shape than you.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I HAVE WRITTEN about mountain climbers, ping pong players, and arguably the greatest sports broadcaster ever (Bob Costas). I&#8217;ve also written these sports stories. Eric Dickerson wrote a book about his life, which I wrote about for Texas Monthly. He was surprised to learn how he&#8217;d changed mine. 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