As the former chief football writer for The Guardian, and now as one of the senior sports writers for The Athletic, Daniel Taylor is one of the most experienced and authoritative voices in sports journalism today.
Daniel joins Paul today to talk about the highs and lows of writing about your passion, the enchanted power of awaiting football on a Saturday, and what it means to football lovers around the world...
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Saturday has become the hallowed day for many football fans globally; the day upon which dreams are held up to the test. For any football fan, it is the magical day upon which their hopes are risked, and when heroes are made.
Sports journalists have to accept that at times they will not be flavour of the month with fans or players. It’s part and parcel of the job, as true journalism requires critical honesty.
Sports journalists gain respect by being open and transparent about their thoughts, as well as their identity. This can prove difficult when opposed by an army of anonymous dissenters.
Working in sports journalism does, unfortunately, transform the game from a heartfelt passion to a job. It is worth the sacrifice, but it does alter one’s perspective.
BEST MOMENTS
‘You do not give up on your football team’
’I have to know who I am. I’m a journalist first and foremost’
‘I don’t see it as the beautiful game anymore’
‘All of that tribal stuff gets a little bit knocked out of you when you get your work head on’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
Daniel Taylor Twitter - https://twitter.com/DTathletic
Daniel Taylor at The Athletic - https://theathletic.co.uk/author/daniel-taylor/
Mastering The Game Of Life
ABOUT THE HOST
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“Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes... the ones who see things differently -- they're not fond of rules. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things... they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do!”
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