Kelly, you will never make it big as long as you refuse to be the loud, obnoxious type. Haven't we learned anything in the past few years? He who speaketh loudest geteth his own TV show. On a serious note, best of luck and don't give up on what you love to do, even if you have to take a day job to make ends meet. The only way to truly stand out from the crowd is to keep doing what you love, what you're really good at. Otherwise, you're a mere pedestrian in life, regardless of how much money you make.
Wait, so according to the other thread, there are actually people out there that think that Kelly is a Rockets stooge? That's pretty laughable, considering he's been pretty critical of the Rockets. Oh, well. I guess people see only what they want to see. Good luck in the future, Kelly. If I had any sports journalism connections, I'd hook you up, but sadly, I do not. Coming from a sports background myself, I know how hard it is to get your foot in the door (and how low the pay is). Hang in there. And oh, BTW, I totally agree with tigermission1 about the loud and obnoxious comment. I think from now on, you should write your columns in all caps and large fonts. And do try to work the phrase "Quite frankly..." into your work as much as possible. Example: I'M KELLY DWYER, AND QUITE FRANKLY, THIS IS THE GREATEST GM RANKING LIST EVER.
like you really need more people kissing your ass.... just wanted to post to say I hope that even if you end up getting a job that actually pays, you will continue to do some sports writing, even if it just a blog. There just arent enough sports columns worth reading that we can do without one of the better ones. 3814, you could at least go back and defend KD in that thread..no need to let them guys run around calling him a Rockets homer when we all know that isnt the case.
I'm replying to my own response simply to make something more clear. I was not suggesting you are a strictly a Rockets fan. We all know you look at all players and teams equally when rendering your views. I mentioned a Rockets blog (what the devil does "blog" stand for anyway) only because I know you could develop a readership base here very quickly -- especially considering the overall quality of sports writers in Houston. Use the Sam Amico model -- he seems to be doing well in a web-only venue. Trust me, I was in the news business for 20 years before I started my own business. It's great to be in control.
I got the impression from Kelly that I should just leave it alone - though if told otherwise, obviously I'd do what I could. In my opinion, everybody will have their own opinion. I like Kelly and think he's great - some others in that thread have stated so - others have said otherwise. The thing is - every known person has people that like him and don't like him for reasons that are both true and not true. Kelly's reputation is hardly a bad one, rather quite the opposite - he does great writing and I don't think he's in need of defense.
