“The most enduring Top 10 ever written wasn't written at all, but chiseled onto stone tablets and conveyed down Mount Sinai by Moses, who introduced to the world not just a set of Biblical precepts but also a new format for starting arguments: the list of 10 things.”

American journalist, sportswriter and novelist

Steve Rushin is an American journalist, sportswriter, and novelist. He was named the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association’s 2005 National Sportswriter of the Year, and he has been a four-time finalist for the National Magazine Award. His work spans journalism, sports writing, and fiction, which has made him a familiar byline in American sports media. He is best known for writing about sports and related subjects with the voice of a magazine writer who moves easily between reporting and observation.