Rick Reilly
Richard Paul "Rick" Reilly (born February 3, 1958) is an American sportswriter. Long known for being the "back page" columnist for Sports Illustrated, Reilly moved to ESPN on June 1, 2008, where he was a featured columnist for ESPN.com and wrote the back page column for ESPN the Magazine. Reilly hosted ESPN’s Homecoming with Rick Reilly, an interview show, and he is a contributing essayist for ESPN SportsCenter and ABC Sports.
Career
Reilly began his career in 1979 as an undergraduate assistant with the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colorado. He left the Camera in 1981 to be a football writer on the sports staff of the Denver Post, then on to the Los Angeles Times in 1983 before joining Sports Illustrated in 1985. Reilly has become a recognized name in the sportswriting industry because of his human interest pieces; his column, “Life of Reilly” was featured on the back page of SI from 1997 until 2007 when he announced that he would leaving Sports Illustrated to join ESPN. The "Life of Reilly" was the first signed opinion piece in SI's history. By some accounts, during his prime he was considered the "preeminent sportswriter in America". Reilly officially left SI during the week of November 29, 2007, after 23 years with the magazine.
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I Can't Change It
by: Ricky KooleMy friends can't find some things I say
Must be the way I say those things
My friends can't find some things I do
Must be the way I do those things
I can't change it
But I'm trying to do right
I used to steal I used to fall
Was I wrong I can't recall
I stole in love but all in all
Was I wrong I don't recall
I can't change it
But I'm trying to do right
Is it bad to look inside yourself and decide to go
To someone who can show the way complete
Are you glad to lose the doubts you thought would never go
When them inside hallucinations had you beat
My own true love has gone away
What can I say she left that day
The moon still shines a different way
What can I say
She left that day