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When Muhammad Ali called me ugly: Perks of a sportswriter

I hope there is one thing that remains clear as crystal with this column, after almost 14 years in The Post, after close to 20 writing for newspapers in and around New York City: It is a blast. It really is. It still is. Mostly, that’s because after all these years, I still do love sports, love watching them, love writing about them.

And yes, sure, there are perks to the job that you never much imagine starting out, stuff that happens when you happen to be at a ballpark or an arena or a racetrack or the right saloon or the proper auditorium.