About

I have been a writer for over a decade, and have recently turned much of this into sports journalism. I love to try and capture portraits of great athletes in those special or transitional moments, whether glorious or painful. I will occasionally experiment with ideas and various approaches to writing, but most prefer the depth and artistry in articles, including cross-analogies, allusions and other perspectives.

Thanks to those avid tennis readers who have contributed so many interesting ideas and perspectives in response to my articles. This is what makes the conversation interesting.

3/30/12: 11:46 PST: 100,000 reads now with my B/R articles! Thank you to all the readers these past two months, especially the tennis fanatics!

5/05/12: 5:31 PST: 200,000 reads. Thanks again, B/R readers!

As of 3/25/12, I am starting a Twitter page that will provide links to my articles. I will also use the Twitter page to post the TOP COMMENT of the day from an especially favorite/interesting/analytical line or two from the best response posts. Anyone is invited to follow on Twitter, or just check in as you prefer.

https://twitter.com/#!/JeremyEckstein1

Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Larry Bird, Bill Russell, Pete Maravich, Steve Prefontaine, Jim Courier, Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal, Whitey Ford, Don Mattingly, Derek Jeter, Terrell Brandon, Dennis Dixon, Clyde Drexler, Bill Walton, Tiger Woods

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Yankees, Celtics, Oregon Ducks, Trail Blazers, UNC basketball

  • Favorite Coaches

    Red Auerbach, Jack Ramsay, Dean Smith, John Wooden, Casey Stengel, Buck Showalter,Chip Kelly

  • All Time Sports Moment

    1984 Celtics defeat the Lakers in Game 7; fans flood the Boston Garden

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Roger Clemens pitiching in Old Yankee Stadium on a hot Thursday afternoon, August 2007

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Cy Young--511 wins

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Russell

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Serie A Italian soccer

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras at Wimbledon; Nadal at RG; Federer on hardcourts

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Prefontaine

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    Pac-12

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  • T. Ruffin posted 2 days ago

    T. Ruffin

    I totally understand. It's been very bad lately. People are basically watching highlights on ESPN and writing pieces based on that.

  • Manish Nayak posted 4 days ago

    Manish Nayak

    Thank you Jeremy, I really appreciate the words of encouragement from a talented writer like yourself. I don't have too much of a background in writing to fall back on so I'm still trying to find my niche on this site, but if I can one day publish an article as insightful as your "Would 7th Title for Nadal Surpass Sampras at Wimbledon?" I'll be a happy man. I also really like your subheadings you place in each piece, you are a very creative guy.

  • Keriann Aronson posted 11 days ago

    Keriann Aronson

    Any time, Jeremy! I've really been enjoying your articles and appreciate your feedback as well. Keep up the great work.

  • Delores Smith-Johnson posted 20 days ago

    Delores Smith-Johnson

    You're welcome, Jeremy! I was thinking you were using the name as a brand, but I wanted to be sure. Yes, I am also a diehard tennis fan, writing about it when time permits. Keep up the good work.

  • Advait Halve posted 20 days ago

    Advait Halve

    Thanks a lot for the fan add, you're the best!

  • Meredith Day posted 25 days ago

    Meredith Day

    You're very welcome! Glad I could help.

  • Savita Hiremath posted 26 days ago

    Savita Hiremath

    "I'm also very glad your Federer "Sustainable Solution..." article was an outstanding success...".
    Kind words. But the 5k+ hits is chicken feed compared to what you generally scoop up! :)

  • Ben Rosenthal posted 27 days ago

    Ben Rosenthal

    Sure thing on the edit. That Jackie Robinson jersey pictured is probably my favorite baseball jersey.

  • Ben Rosenthal posted 28 days ago

    Ben Rosenthal

    No problem, Jeremy. Feel free to let me know in the future if one of your articles has been without an edit for a while.

  • Frederick posted 31 days ago

    Frederick

    Great, Thank you and yes, indeed blue clay is Top topic discussion everywhere

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