I think there are more GOOD sportswriters doing more good sportswriting than EVER before. But I ALSO believe that the one thing that's largely GONE out is what made sport such fertile literary territory - the characters, the tales, the humor, the pain, what Hollywood calls 'the ARC.'

The stars are scattered all over the SKY like shimmering TEARS, there must be GREAT pain in the eye from which they trickled.

Do not be afraid that joy will MAKE the PAIN worse; it is needed like the AIR we BREATHE.

The only ANTIDOTE to MENTAL SUFFERING is PHYSICAL PAIN.

All of US have WAYS in which we MASK and COVER our PAIN.

You don't have to HOLD ONTO the PAIN to hold onto the MEMORY.

RUSSIA has GONE through EIGHT years of continuing ECONOMIC pain.

I'm HEALTHY as can be - not an ache or a pain. A lot of my prayer is thanking the LORD that I am healthy. I pray for LONG life and GOOD HEALTH.

SOMETIMES you almost have to laugh to KEEP from crying to DEAL with the PAIN associated with the 'hood.

NOTHING can MAKE you more HUMBLE than PAIN.

I'm WILLING to TAKE any AMOUNT of PAIN to WIN.

We are all VICTIMS because of the CIRCUMSTANCES, but I'm not sure what to say to any one who has LOST a loved one. I KNOW the feeling myself, and words just don't do MUCH to ease the pain.

The GREAT art of life is sensation, to FEEL that we EXIST, even in PAIN.

Although a lot of PAIN for a little screen TIME; Shaving legs, waxing eyebrows, high heels, TRYING to put on a bra, losing WEIGHT because women's clothes are SO revealing - Ladies you have my respect.

What HAPPINESS is there which is not purchased with more or LESS of PAIN?