Grantland Rice is considered to be one of the best known sports writers of the day, with his expressive writing helping to raise sports players to near demigod status, and he and his writing are among the reasons that the 1920s in the United States is sometimes referred to as the Golden Age of Sports.
He wrote one of the most memorable quotes of all time, coining the famous phrase "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game."