“No one story is worth damaging a relationship that …

Another important thing in Windhorst’s line of work is trust. Maintaining deep league relationships means showing up to empty arenas, attending grueling training camps, and remaining present during ugly losing stretches. As he values trust, he would even prefer to miss a major breaking scoop entirely rather than burn a bridge for a fleeting headline. “No one story is worth damaging a relationship that maybe involves 5, 10, 15 years of building,” Windhorst said. “Time. Nobody ever wants to talk about time because they want stuff right away.”

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Another important thing in Windhorst’s line of work is trust. Maintaining deep league relationships means showing up to empty arenas, attending grueling training camps, and remaining present during ugly losing stretches. As he values trust, he would even prefer to miss a major breaking scoop entirely rather than burn a bridge for a fleeting headline. “No one story is worth damaging a relationship that maybe involves 5, 10, 15 years of building,” Windhorst said. “Time. Nobody ever wants to talk about time because they want stuff right away.”

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