Why Rick Reilly loves being a sports writer

Rick Reilly

Rick Reilly’s latest ESPN The Mag column is up.

He tells us all why he loves his job.

Here it is.

Our favorite line: “Sports is real. It can’t be faked. If you’re Henry Fonda’s son and you want to act, you get to act. If you’re Chelsea Clinton and want to govern, you get to govern. But just because you’re Nolan Ryan’s son doesn’t mean you get to pitch in the Show.”

You also might have enjoyed this column the first time he wrote it, two years ago.