Sooners Examiner joined October 2009

Contributor
Syndicated Writer
  • 4,480article reads
    Rank: 3,945
  • 14articles written
    Rank: 3,139
  • 2comments written
    Rank: 23,259
More Stats »
Sooners Examiner

About Sooners »

My name is Bryan Waters. It was clear to me that by high school, I hadn't received much fruit from the tree of athletic ability. Thankfully, my Dad taught me the maxim, "The pen is mightier than the sword." So I threw down the baseball bat and picked up a writing utensil.

I turned to writing for the school newspaper and yearbook, mostly covering sports at the then-biggest high school in the United States.

Now, 28 years after walking the plank of my high school graduation, I've returned to a first love: Sports writing.

OU Sooner faithful, don't hold it against me that I graduated from the University of Texas. Hey, in an English class at UT, I was taught that the word "out" contains both "ou" and "ut" and "ou" always comes first!

The Shortlist »

  • Favorite Athletes

    Bo Jackson

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Texas Rangers, Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, Cordell, OK Blue Devils

  • Favorite Coaches

    Tom Landry, John Wooden, Jeff Capel

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Recruiting, coaching, and playing on an "open league" intramural softball team at UT which defeated the NCAA World Series champion UT baseball team to win the 'ship.

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Nolan Ryan's 5000th career strikeout. Rickey Henderson, full count, fastball on the outside corner at the knees

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Joe Dimaggio's 57-game hitting streak.

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Mays

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Staubach

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    You couldn't pay me to watch hockey

  • Pele or Maradona?

    You couldn't pay me $1,000,000 to watch soccer

  • Federer or Sampras?

    McEnroe

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Woods

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Petty

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Huh?

  • Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

    The mid-majors, who recruit the also-rans but still schedule against the Goliaths even though they know they probably won't win

Sooners's Achievements & Awards »

  • Hot Read

    Hot Read: Bronze Medal

    See It Here: 20 Sneak Peak Photos Of Ok…

    Received 1,000 Reads • November 21, 2009

What's this?

Sooners's Communities »

Sooners is not a member of any communities.

Sooners's Fans »

Sooners's Favorite Writers »

Sooners does not have any favorite writers.



CBS Sports Official Partner
Certain photos copyright © 2009 by Getty Images.
Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Getty Images is strictly prohibited.